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Composer of the Week

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An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Composer of the Week: Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Episode 8: The Final Year

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Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

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Episode 8: The Final Year

The Final Year

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Franz Schubert (1797-1828), The Final Year

Donald Macleod explores late works by Schubert expressing a more optimistic mood.

Donald Macleod explores late works by Schubert that show the doomed composer in a more optimistic mood.

8/8 Much of the music from Schubert's last year seems to bear dark portents, but Donald Macleod explores some late works that show the doomed composer in a more optimistic mood.

Schubert: Tantum ergo D.962 
Barbara Bonney (soprano), Dalia Schaechter (alto), Jorge Antonio Pita (tenor), Andreas Schmidt (bass), Concert Association of Vienna State Opera Chorus, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, conducted by Claudio Abbado
Deutsche Grammophon 4354862, t7

Schubert: Vor meiner Wiege D.927
Christoph Genz (tenor), Wolfram Rieger (piano)
Naxos 8554796, t7

Schubert: Auf dem Strom D.943
Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Radu Lupu (piano), Bruno Schneider (horn)
EMI CDC7542392, t5

Schubert: Rondo D.951
Claire D�sert, Emmanuel Strosser (piano)
virgin Classics 5622242, CD1, t11

Schubert: Standchen D.957/4
Schubert: Die Taubenpost D.965A
Benjamin Luxon (baritone), David Willison (piano)
Chandos CHAN8721, t14

Schubert: Offertorium: Intende voci D.963
Werner Hollweg (tenor), RIAS Chamber Choir, RSO Berlin, conducted by Marcus Creed
Capriccio 10244, t9.

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Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Franz Schubert

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Franz Schubert, as part of a season of programmes devoted to the Viennese composer

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