Schubertiade

Schubertiades in early 19th-century Vienna were typically sponsored by wealthier friends or aficionados of Schubert's music.

[6] While in those years many Schubertiades included the composer's participation, accompanying notable baritones like Johann Michael Vogl on the piano, this was not necessary; they were sometimes held in places other than Vienna, where Schubert spent most of his life, and assumed the character of a literary-musical salon.

Modern Schubertiades are more likely to be formal affairs, presented as concerts or festivals devoted to Schubert's music.

[7] Since 1976 the annual Schubertiade Vorarlberg has been held in Hohenems and Schwarzenberg, initiated by the German baritone Hermann Prey.

In contrast, the 1897 depiction by Julius Schmid is a somewhat more formal affair, and the people in the painting are not recognizably Schubert's friends.