MUSICAL JOURNEY (A) - SWITZERLAND: Mountains, Lakes, Waterfalls
Switzerland
From Grindelwald to the Jungfraujoch
Lake Thun (Thuner See) / Trummelbach Waterfalls / The Emmental
French Switzerland: From Geneva to Aigle
German Switzerland: Farmers on the Alps
Italian Switzerland: Ascona and Bosco Gurin
Romansch Switzerland: Santa Maria and Swiss National Park, Zernez
Date of Production: 2010-07-20
Playing Time: 00:59:00
Catalogue Number: 2.110242 UPC: 747313524259
UPC: 747313524259
The Places
The places visited range from the icy slopes of the Jungfraujoch, approached by the highest railway in Europe, to the tranquility of Lake Thun, the imposing waterfalls of Trümmelbach and the distinctive French, German, Italian and Romansch regions of the country.
The Music
The music for this tour of Switzerland is by Franz Schubert, a composer who spent his life largely in his native Vienna. His famous "Unfinished" Symphony, the two movements of which were written in 1822, were not performed until 37 years after Schubert's death, when the manuscripts were discovered at the home of Schubert's friend Anselm Hüttenbrenner. The music continues with Schubert's Fifth Symphony, written in the space of a few weeks in 1816 when the composer was nineteen.
