Schubert and Vienna

Donald Macleod explores Vienna in the company of Franz Schubert


Of all Europe’s major cities, perhaps Vienna is the one with the
reputation as the most comfortable, the most sophisticated, and
the most musical. In fact, has any other city been home to so
many great composers as Vienna? Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, and
Salieri all spent their best years working there. Yet none of
those starry names was born in the city, none were true Viennese.
This week, Donald Macleod explores Vienna through the lens of
arguably the greatest home grown composer the city has ever
produced – Franz Schubert – a man whose short life spanned a
crucial period in Austrian history, a time of crisis and much
change. In his company we’ll explore Vienna’s churches and
theatres, its parks, coffee houses and taverns, and also glimpse
the darker side of the city too – the excesses of Europe’s
aristocracy and the all seeing eyes of Vienna’s secret police.


Music Featured:


“Kupelwieser” Waltz in G flat Major, D Anh I/14 Symphony No 9 in
C Major “The Great”, D944 (3rd mvt, Scherzo) String Quintet in C
Major, D 956 (2nd mvt, Adagio) Beitrag zur fünfzigjährigen
Jubelfeier des Herrn von Salieri, D407 Marches Militaires, D733
(No 1 in D Major) Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118 6 Moment Musicaux,
Op 94, D780 (No 3 in F min) Mass No 1 in F Major, D105 (Gloria)
Grande Marche Funebre, D859 Symphony No 2 in B flat Major, D125
(4th mvt,Presto) Rosamunde, D797 (No 5 ,Entracte No 3 in B flat
Major: Andantino) Licht und Liebe, D352 Quartettsatz Lazarus, Act
2 (unfinished) Schwanengesang, D744 4 Impromptus, D899, Op90 (No
3 in G Flat Major) Symphony No 8 in B minor, D759 “Unfinished”
(1st mvt, Allegro moderato) Symphony No 5 in B flat Major, D485
(1st mvt, Allegro) Winterreise, D911 (No 24, Der Leiermann) Der
Wanderer, D489 Piano Quintet in A Major, D667 “The Trout” (3rd
mvt, Scherzo) 38 Waltzes, D145, Op 18 (Nos 6, 8 & 9 ) An
Sylvia, D891, Op 6 (No 4) Fantasy in F minor, D940, Op 103 Ave
Maria, D839, Op 52, No 6 Mass No 6 in E Flat Major, D950 (Credo)
Rosemunde incidental music, D797 (Nos 7-9) Alfonso and Estrella,
D732 (Act I, Aria “Sei mir gegrusst, o Sonne!”) An die Musik


Presented by Donald Macleod Produced by Sam Phillips for BBC
Audio Wales & West


For full track listings, including artist and recording details,
and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after
broadcast) head to the series page for Schubert and Vienna
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0026800


And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve
featured on Composer of the Week here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z