Franz Schubert (born January 31, 1797; died November 19, 1828) was not the first of the Romantics but he was, as one writer put it, 'the first lyric poet of music'. The ideas came tumbling out like ...

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Franz Schubert, introducing music from across the range of his prodigious output and reflecting on the colourful but ill-fated life of a complex character ...

Donald Macleod focuses on Schubert's iconic achievements in the world of chamber music, each day exploring one specific chamber work and the period in which it was composed.