On Air Now
Classic FM Breakfast with Tim Lihoreau 7am - 9am
Schumann's discovery
This image appears in the gallery:
Schubert: 20 facts about the great composer
14. Schumann's discovery
Robert Schumann discovered the Great Symphony in a chest after Schubert’s death. “The riches that lay here made me tremble with excitement,” he enthused. The symphony “transports us into a world where I cannot recall ever having been before,” said Schumann.
