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Donald Macleod explores Vienna in the company of Franz Schubert

Of all Europe鈥檚 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 鈥� Franz Schubert 鈥� a man whose short life spanned a crucial period in Austrian history, a time of crisis and much change. In his company we鈥檒l explore Vienna鈥檚 churches and theatres, its parks, coffee houses and taverns, and also glimpse the darker side of the city too 鈥� the excesses of Europe鈥檚 aristocracy and the all seeing eyes of Vienna鈥檚 secret police.

Music Featured:

鈥淜upelwieser鈥� Waltz in G flat Major, D Anh I/14
Symphony No 9 in C Major 鈥淭he Great鈥�, D944 (3rd mvt, Scherzo)
String Quintet in C Major, D 956 (2nd mvt, Adagio)
Beitrag zur f眉nfzigj盲hrigen 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 鈥淯nfinished鈥� (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 鈥淭he Trout鈥� (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 鈥淪ei mir gegrusst, o Sonne!鈥�)
An die Musik

Presented by Donald Macleod
Produced by Sam Phillips for 大象传媒 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 /programmes/m0026800

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