Ferdinand Schubert was a packrat...and thank goodness for that. Ferdinand was the brother of composer Franz Schubert. When Robert Schumann came to visit in 1839, Schumann was surprised to find stacks of music lying all around the apartment. Franz Schubert had died a decade earlier, and among the mess, Schumann discovered an unknown masterpiece. It's come to be called the "Great Symphony," Schubert's Symphony No. 9. We'll hear a concert in London. Sir Charles Mackerras conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Franz Schubert: Marche Militaire in D, Op. 51, No. 1
The Philharmonia Orchestra with conductor Sir Charles Groves
Anonymous: "Adew Dundee" and "Kathren Oggie"
The Baltimore Consort
Piccolo Spoleto Festival, Charleston, South Carolina
Franz Schubert: Third and fourth movements from Symphony No. 9 in C, D. 944 ("The Great")
The Philharmonia Orchestra with conductor Sir Charles Mackerras
Southbank Centre, London, England
Franz Liszt: Paraphrase on a waltz from Gounod's "Faust"
Pianist Francesco Libetta
Miami International Piano Festival of Discovery, Miami Beach, Florida
Frederic Mompou: "Cancion VI"
Pianist Francesco Libetta
Miami International Piano Festival of Discovery, Miami Beach, Florida
Hour 2
Gustav Mahler: First movement from Symphony No. 3
The London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Johann Sebastian Bach: Gigue from Suite No. 3 in C for Solo Cello
Lynn Harrell, cello
National Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario
The Piano Puzzler: This week's special guest is organist Cameron Carpenter
Gustav Mahler: Two movements from Symphony No. 1 in D (Titan)
The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
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