Nov 19th, 2008 · Poetic young pianist Roberto Plano uncovers the layers of bittersweet emotion in a set of Impromptus written by Franz Schubert near the end of his short life. Plano performs for a live studio audience at WGBH in Boston.
Jul 17th, 2008 · The commanding pianist has won enthusiastic audiences in venues around the world. He visits one of his favorite concert halls to perform one of his favorite pieces — Schubert's Piano Trio No. 1 — with members of the L.A. Philharmonic.
Apr 14th, 2008 · For decades, British pianist Imogen Cooper has built a solid reputation on the romantic music of Schumann and Schubert. Now she enters a new era, inspiredand awestruckby the keyboard music of Bach.
May 11th, 2006 · Conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Fred child discuss Schubert's sacred music... and Harnoncourt conducts a performance of the Gloria from Schubert's Mass No. 5 in A-Flat Major.
Jul 16th, 2005 · Henri Delbeau, an internist from New York, is the winner of the third Washington International Piano Amateur Competition. He played Schubert and Liszt, competing against other doctors, lawyers, chemists, a psychiatrist and an Argentine gymnasium owner. He tells Scott Simon about the competition.
Oct 14th, 2004 · NPR's Robert Siegel talks with tenor Ian Bostridge and pianist Leif Ove Andsnes about the song cycle "Winterreise," or Winter's Journey. Bostridge and Andsnes have recorded the set of 24 moody and emotional songs by Franz Schubert on a recent CD on the EMI Classics label. They've also teamed on two other CDs pairing Schubert songs with solo piano sonatas. They're currently on tour, performing Winterreise this Saturday at Carnegie Hall.