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Composer of the Week Schubert and Vienna
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Donald Macleod explores some of the spaces where music was played in Schubert鈥檚 Vienna.

Donald Macleod explores some of the spaces where music was played in Schubert鈥檚 Vienna.

Of all Europe鈥檚 major cities, perhaps Vienna is the one with the reputation as the most comfortable, the most sophisticated, and the most musical. In fact, has any other city been home to so many great composers as Vienna? Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, and Salieri all spent their best years working there. Yet none of those starry names was born in the city, none were true Viennese. Over the course of this week, Donald Macleod explores Vienna through the lens of arguably the greatest home grown composer the city has ever produced 鈥� Franz Schubert 鈥� a man whose short life spanned a crucial period in Austrian history, a time of crisis and much change. In his company we鈥檒l explore Vienna鈥檚 churches and theatres, its parks, coffee houses and taverns, and also glimpse the darker side of the city too 鈥� the excesses of Europe鈥檚 aristocracy and the all seeing eyes of Vienna鈥檚 secret police.

In Thursday鈥檚 programme, Donald explores some of the spaces where music was played in Schubert鈥檚 Vienna. From the parks and gardens where harpists and barrel organists played their trade, to the fashionably decorated homes of Schubert鈥檚 friends and the taverns 鈥� some of which held series of public concerts.

Symphony No 5 in B flat Major, D485 (1st mvt, Allegro)
Berlin Philharmonic
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

Winterreise, D911 (No 24, Der Leiermann)
Andr猫 Schuen, baritone
Daniel Heide, piano

Der Wanderer, D489
Florian Boesch, baritone
Roger Vignoles, piano

Piano Quintet in A Major, D667 鈥淭he Trout鈥� (3rd mvt, Scherzo)
Andreas Haefliger, piano
Joseph Carver, double bass
Takacs Quartet

38 Waltzes, D145, Op 18 (Nos 6, 8 & 9 )
Pierre Laurent Aimard, piano

An Sylvia, D891, Op 6 (No 4)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone
Gerald Moore, piano

Fantasy in F minor, D940, Op 103
Maria Joao Pires, Ricardo Castro, piano

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Music Played

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No 5 in B flat Major, D485 (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
    • BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER : BPHR 150063.
    • BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER.
    • 1.

  • Franz Schubert

    Winterreise, D911 (No 24, Der Leiermann)

    Performer: Daniel Heide. Singer: Andr猫 Schuen.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON : 4861288.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
    • 24.

  • Franz Schubert

    Der Wanderer, D489

    Performer: Roger Vignoles. Singer: Florian Boesch.
    • Hyperion : CDA-68010.
    • Hyperion.
    • 1.

  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Quintet in A Major "Trout", D667 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Andreas Haefliger. Performer: Joseph Carver. Ensemble: Tak谩cs Quartet.
    • DECCA : 483 1175.
    • DECCA.
    • 3.

  • Franz Schubert

    Waltzes No 6, 8 & 9, D145

    Performer: Pierre鈥怢aurent Aimard.
    • PENTATONE : PTC 5187-034.
    • PENTATONE.
    • 7.

  • Franz Schubert

    An Silvia, D891

    Performer: Gerald Moore. Singer: Dietrich Fischer鈥怐ieskau.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON : 474-1732.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
    • 8.

  • Franz Schubert

    Fantasie in F minor, D940

    Performer: Maria Jo茫o Pires. Performer: Ricardo Castro.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON : 477-523-2.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Thu 2 Jan 2025 16:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

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