Donald Macleod follows the young Schubert as he deals with some traditional teenage rites of passage: his first job and his first serious girlfriend. Show more
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
With Donald Macleod. While Schubert came into his own as a composer, he failed to make much of an impact with audiences and publishers in Vienna. Show more
Donald Macleod joins Schubert and his friends on excursions to the Austrian countryside, where the composer was inspired to create masterpieces and one operatic disaster. Show more
Donald Macleod explores how the years 1822-3 witnessed some unsettling changes in Schubert's circumstances: socially and through serious illness. Show more
Donald Macleod explores how, despite Schubert's rising status as a composer, his increasingly erratic behaviour began to threaten his reputation. Show more
