Close menu

Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 279,834 playable programmes from the BBC

THE 30s Composer of the Week: Franz Schmidt

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

(1874-1939)
Leo Black introduces the week's programmes covering Schmidt's later years, from 1923 to his death in 1939. The series features (in whole or in part) the three piano quintets he wrote for Paul Wittgenstein , two sets of orchestral variations, several organ pieces and his symphonic masterpiece, the Fourth Symphony. l:Themid-1920s-the happiest period of Schmidt's life.
Scherzo (String Quartet in A)
Little Prelude and Fugue in C minor
Romance
Concertante Variations on a Theme of Beethoven
Producer Andrew Lyle

Contributors

Introduces:
Leo Black
Unknown:
Paul Wittgenstein
Producer:
Andrew Lyle
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Appears in

Suggest an Edit

We are trying to reflect the information printed in the Radio Times magazine.

  • Press the 'Suggest an Edit' button
  • Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference.
  • Click the Submit Edits button.
    Your changes will be sent for verification and if accepted, will appear in due course More