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 ...

Died: 19 November 1828, Vienna Born into a musical family, he was a gifted pianist, organist, violinist and boy soprano. His foray into composition began with lessons from Antonio Salieri, with whom ...

His music occupied four of the top five places in the Classic 100: Chamber Music survey, but that was only one field of music in which Franz Schubert excelled. Some call him the greatest songwriter of ...