It’s a humble Catholic prayer, with a simple but incredibly moving tune by Franz Schubert. But who has performed ‘Ave Maria’ and what are the lyrics? Despite being one of the world’s favourite ...

Schubert's Ave Maria isn't the most popular Ave Maria out there, but it's certainly close. It's a beautiful irony that the nation's favourite settings of the Ave Maria are composed by Bach and ...

Austrian composer Franz Schubert died in 1828 at the age of 31, long before anyone could fully recognize his genius for pieces like "Ave Maria." In this week's Here & Now DJ Session, host Jeremy ...

Sonu Nigam singing Ave Maria is the perfect prelude to Christmas. The calmness of the song and Nigam’s melodious voice has created a harmonious experience. Ave Maria, composed by Franz Schubert in ...

Franz Schubert wrote over 600 songs during his short life and, naturally, some have captured the attention of singers, pianists and listeners more than others over the decades. His top-shelf songs ...

It's hard to say what the afterlife holds for musicians who choose to tamper with Schubert's songs by performing them in instrumental arrangements. On one hand, you've got to admire their love of ...

Franz Schubert, a towering figure in music, arguably ranks among the best melodists in the classical and romantic tradition. His short life of 31 years belies a vast reservoir of compositions: seven ...

Every morning at 6:00 a.m., he commenced writing music, and he continued until 1:00 p.m. before taking a break. Some say he composed more than 65 bars of music each day. Before he died a tragic death ...