Ranked #1
Schubert's Vienna: 3 Congress of Vienna
Schubert's Vienna: 3 Congress of Vienna
Sean Rafferty learns about the Congress of Vienna from Karl Vocelka, Head of History at Vienna University.
24 Mar 2012
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4mins
Ranked #2
Claiming Schubert
Claiming Schubert
As part of Radio 3's Spirit of Schubert season, Sir John Tusa explores the many and varied ways in which the composer ha... Read more
25 Mar 2012
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42mins
Ranked #3
Schubert Labs - Episode 7
Schubert Labs - Episode 7
In the seventh episode of The Schubert Lab, Tom Service tries to answer the question: Who is Schubert? Prove whether he ... Read more
30 Mar 2012
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27mins
Ranked #4
Schubert's Vienna: 6 Coffee
Schubert's Vienna: 6 Coffee
Sean Rafferty visits fifth generation coffee roaster Thomas Meinl at Julius Meinl to find out what was in Schubert's cup... Read more
25 Mar 2012
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4mins
Ranked #5
Schubert's Vienna: 5 Coffee Houses and Smoking
Schubert's Vienna: 5 Coffee Houses and Smoking
Sean Rafferty visits Maximillan Platzer, proprietor of Café Wiemer and Eva Abi-Fadel who owns the oldest pipe shop in Eu... Read more
25 Mar 2012
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6mins
Ranked #6
Schubert's Vienna: 15 Hofburg and school
Schubert's Vienna: 15 Hofburg and school
Sean Rafferty follows in Schubert’s schoolboy footsteps as Nora Tunkel takes him to Mass sung by the Vienna Boys’ Choir ... Read more
30 Mar 2012
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5mins
Ranked #7
The Schubert Essay - Episode 3
The Schubert Essay - Episode 3
Schubert's voice emerges uniquely from song which emanates from poetry. Robert Vilain, a specialist in the German poetic... Read more
26 Mar 2012
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11mins
Ranked #8
The Schubert Essay - Episode 2
The Schubert Essay - Episode 2
Attempts to explain both Schubert's achievements and mood swings through theory, often fall short of explanation. The wr... Read more
26 Mar 2012
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11mins
Ranked #9
Schubert Labs - Episode 1
Schubert Labs - Episode 1
Tom Service presents the first episode of The Schubert Lab, where he aims to get to the bottom of the man and his music.
25 Mar 2012
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22mins
Ranked #10
Composer of the Week Schubert 1 of 2
Composer of the Week Schubert 1 of 2
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Franz Schubert, as part of a season of programmes devoted to the Viennese c... Read more
30 Mar 2012
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50mins
Ranked #11
Schubert Labs - Episode 2
Schubert Labs - Episode 2
Tom Service presents the second episode of The Schubert Lab, where he aims to find out what Schubert got up to with his ... Read more
26 Mar 2012
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31mins
Ranked #12
The Schubert Essay - Episode 1
The Schubert Essay - Episode 1
The journey Sir George Grove made to Vienna by train was one of vision and passion. He went in pursuit of the lost works... Read more
26 Mar 2012
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10mins
Ranked #13
Schubert's Vienna: 16 Lichtenthal Church
Schubert's Vienna: 16 Lichtenthal Church
Sean Rafferty is guided round the Lichtenthal Church, scene of Schubert’s baptism and first public performance, by paris... Read more
30 Mar 2012
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3mins
Ranked #14
Schubert's Vienna: 4 Secret Police
Schubert's Vienna: 4 Secret Police
Researcher Karin Schneider and Karl Vocelka, Head of History at Vienna University tell Sean Rafferty about the pervasive... Read more
24 Mar 2012
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4mins
Ranked #15
The Schubert Essay - Episode 7 Schubert and Performance
The Schubert Essay - Episode 7 Schubert and Performance
During the 19th century public performance became polite and professional. Audiences listened attentively in an environm... Read more
29 Mar 2012
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12mins