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The Spirit of Schubert

BBC Radio 3www.bbc.co.uk

BBC Radio 3 tells you everything you need to know about Franz Schubert. These free downloads will cover every aspect of the life of one of the greatest ever composers.

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Episodes

Schubert's Vienna: 6 Coffee

Sean Rafferty visits fifth generation coffee roaster Thomas Meinl at Julius Meinl to find out what was in Schubert's cup.

Mar 25, 20124 min

Schubert's Vienna: 5 Coffee Houses and Smoking

Sean Rafferty visits Maximillan Platzer, proprietor of Café Wiemer and Eva Abi-Fadel who owns the oldest pipe shop in Europe to find out about coffee-houses and smoking in Schubert's Vienna.

Mar 25, 20127 min

Schubert Labs - Episode 1

Tom Service presents the first episode of The Schubert Lab, where he aims to get to the bottom of the man and his music.

Mar 25, 201222 min

Schubert's Vienna: 4 Secret Police

Researcher Karin Schneider and Karl Vocelka, Head of History at Vienna University tell Sean Rafferty about the pervasive grip of the Secret Police in Schubert's Vienna.

Mar 24, 20124 min

Schubert's Vienna: 2 Drink

Sean Rafferty finds out about drinking, Schubert-style, from restaurant manager Udo Kaubek and wine grower and heuriger owner, Rainer Christ.

Mar 23, 20125 min

Schubert's Vienna: 1 Food

Sean Rafferty asks Udo Kaubek, Manager of Julius Meinl am Graben restaurant, about the sorts of things Schubert might have eaten.

Mar 23, 20123 min
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