Main content
This programme will be available shortly after broadcast

A journey to Schubert's "Death and the Maiden"

A musical sightseeing tour to Schubert's hugely imaginative 'Death and the Maiden' quartet. Along the way, music by Camille Saint-Saens, Louise Farrenc and Johann Sebastian Bach.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch takes us on a musical sightseeing tour to Schubert's string quartet 'Death and the Maiden', one of the outstanding achievements in Western art, and one of the most imaginative and original pieces of classical music ever composed. Along the way, our guide stops to take in the views (and the sounds) of Camille Saint-Saens, Louise Farrenc, Texas Gladden, George Gershwin and Johann Sebastian Bach.

Release date:

1 hour, 29 minutes

On radio

Sun 16 Mar 2025 13:30

Broadcast

  • Sun 16 Mar 2025 13:30