Penniless and ill
Focusing on 1826, a year in the life of Schubert, Donald Macleod hears his monumental final string quartet, plus his setting of Goethe's poignant poem, None but the Lonely Heart.
This week of programmes about Franz Schubert focuses on five years through his short life, and feature one of his string quartets every day.
In 1826, Schubert was only two years away from his untimely death at the age of 31. Three of his close friends married in this year, whilst he remained single. In this year Schubert was short of money, suffering manic-depression and syphilis, and smoking and drinking heavily. But we hear, in a passionate outburst, his declaration: "I am Schubert....who has written great things and beautiful things... and who is going to write still more beautiful things..."
This programme, presented by Donald Macleod, features Schubert's monumental final string quartet, plus his setting of Goethe's poignant "Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt" - "None but the Lonely Heart".
Kupelwieser Waltz
Bertrand Chamayou, piano
String Quartet No. 15 in G major, D 887
Cuarteto Casals
Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt, D877/3
Dorothea Roschmann, soprano
Malcolm Martineau, piano
Producer: Amy Wheel for 大象传媒 Wales
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Franz Schubert
Waltz in G flat major DAI/14 (Kupelwieser) for piano
Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.- ERATO.
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Franz Schubert
Waltz in G flat major (Kupelwieser)
Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.- Bertrand Chamayou: Schubert.
- ERATO.
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Franz Schubert
Quartet in G major D887
Performer: Casals Quartet.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Franz Schubert
String Quartet in G major, D 887
Ensemble: Casals Quartet.- Schubert: String Quartets Nos. 10 & 15.
- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Franz Schubert
Sehnsucht (Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt) D310a
Performer: Dorothea R枚schmann. Performer: Malcolm Martineau.- SONY CLASSICAL.
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Franz Schubert
Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt, D.310a
Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Dorothea R枚schmann.- Portraits: Dorothea R枚schmann.
- SONY CLASSICAL.
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Broadcasts
- Fri 12 Jan 2018 12:00大象传媒 Radio 3
- Fri 14 Dec 2018 12:00大象传媒 Radio 3
- Fri 3 Apr 2020 12:00大象传媒 Radio 3
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