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 ...

This time, the masterpieces we share are by Franz Schubert, and include the first movement of Symphony No. 2 as well as Symphony No. 4 in its entirety, both conducted by Suzuki Masaaki.