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The Making of Music

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Making of Music

A series chronicling the influences that affected the course of classical music

A series chronicling the historical influences that affected the course of classical music

The Making of Music: Series 1

The Making of Music: Series 1: Episode 26: Schubert and the Piano

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Episode 26: Schubert and the Piano

Series 1

Schubert and the Piano

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Making of Music, Series 1, Schubert and the Piano

Schubert used improving piano quality to make it an instrument for the voice.

Schubert used improving piano quality to make it an instrument for the voice. James Naughtie on history shaping classical music.

James Naughtie presents a series chronicling the historical influences that affected the course of classical music.

26/30. Schubert and the Piano

Vienna in the 1820s. The piano became mass manufactured and improved in quality. Schubert gave the piano personality, and his pieces were the lifeblood of a new kind of music making.

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Series chronicling the influences that affected the course of classical music

Series chronicling the historical influences that affected the course of classical music

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