Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 280,235 playable programmes from the BBC

Composer of the Week

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Episode 2: Schubert and Friends

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod focuses on how, as he entered his 20s, Schubert was finally persuaded by his friends to abandon his teaching job and take his chances as a professional composer. Show more

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.