The Art of Johanna Martzy

The renowned Hungarian violinist in music by Bach, Brahms, Schubert, and Mendelssohn.

The Art of the String Quartet

The Calidore String Quartet presents century-spanning chamber works for four by Franz Schubert, Anton Webern, Anna Clyne, and Leoš Janáček.

Playlist: Classical Music for Cooking

Much like a gourmet dish, classical music is the result of many individual elements coming together. The composer, like a chef, must know the distinct flavor profiles of each instrument and how they complement each other.

Alan Gilbert Conducts Symphonies by Haydn and Prokofiev

This broadcast features symphonies by Haydn and Prokofiev, plus a selection of songs by Franz Schubert orchestrated by various composers and the Fantasy-Overture, Romeo and Juliet by Tchaikovsky. The orchestra is joined by mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter for the Schubert.

19th Century Lyricism

Music by Felix Mendelssohn and Franz Schubert.

Greatness of Schubert

Two highlights from the influential — but tragically short — life and career of Franz Schubert.

Schubert and Beethoven

Performances featuring Benjamin Beilman, Gloria Chien, Gary Hoffmann, and more.

Schubert and Beethoven

Performances featuring pianist Emanuel Ax and the Belcea Quartet.

A Tribute to Miriam Fried

Ravinia Steans Music Institute alumni Ariel Quartet, violinist Ayano Ninomiya, cellist Karen Ouzounian, and pianist Henry Kramer pay tribute to the retiring director of the RSMI program for piano & strings.

Yashima Conducts Schubert 5

Erina Yashima also leads works by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Franz Schubert, and Jessie Montgomery.

A complete Jorge Bolet recital

Cuban-American pianist Jorge Bolet performed music by Brahms, Schubert, Godowsky, Liszt, Chopin, and Moszkowski at the University of Maryland on August 7, 1979.

Barenboim Conducts Schoenberg & Schubert

Daniel Barenboim leads Schoenberg’s Pelleas and Melisande and Schubert’s Symphony No. 9 in C Minor. Haydn’s Symphony No. 95 in C Major opens the program.

Little Traveling Music, Please

Wanderers, farewells, and sightseeing; people are always on the go. This week, Bill calls up, “A Little Traveling Music, Please” from the pens of Handel, Smetana, Duke Ellington, and more. Reflections from such travels infuse themselves into their works, as we will discover throughout the week. We will hear selections from Beethoven’s Les Adieux, Schubert’s Die Schöne Mullerin, and Haydn’s …

Alan Gilbert Conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 6

“Throughout the work you can feel the desperate search for relief and happiness … but, for me, there’s always the sense that it is on the verge of collapse.”

Playlist: Classical Music for Beach Days

Need some music for a day at the beach? These classical plays are the perfect soundtrack as you’re catching rays.

Geoffrey Duce: Fantasies and Rhapsodies Through the Ages

Season Premiere: Illinois State University piano professor Geoffrey Duce explores the musical genealogy of works by Wilhelm Friedmann Bach, Car Phillip Emanuel Bach, John McCabe, Franz Schubert, and Ernst von Dohnányi.

The Artistry of British Pianist Cyril Smith

Cyril Smith, a leading pianist of the early 20th century, plays selections by Balakirev, Schubert, Rachmaninoff, and Dohnányi.

The Cleveland Orchestra

Music director Franz Welser-Möst leads a bold juxtaposition between the first and second Viennese schools in selections by Alban Berg and Franz Schubert.

Viennese Masters

Music by two eminent composers of Vienna: Franz Schubert and Alexander von Zemlinsky.

Orion Ensemble & Friends

When the Orion Ensemble returns to the Levin Studio for this edition of Live From WFMT, they will collaborate with friends in a performance of one of the pinnacles of the chamber repertoire: Schubert’s great Octet in F major.

Highlights of Warner Classics Compilation of Furtwängler Recordings, II

More artistic peaks from the great conductor.

John Bull & Franz Schubert

Season Premiere: Benjamin Hochman plays a hidden gem of the English Baroque repertoire, then we hear a String Quintet by Franz Schubert.

Pekka Kuusisto

Music director Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the SF Symphony and guest artist Pekka Kuusisto, violin in music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Bryce Dessner, and Franz Schubert.

Playlist: Music for All Souls Day

All Souls Day (November 2) is a day of prayer and remembrance for departed loved ones observed in many branches of Christianity.

10 Chicago Musical Events for Halloween 2022

Some of the most intriguing, spine-curdling, and spirited musical events all around the Chicago area.

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