Franz Schubert
Notable works by Franz Schubert.
Adagio and Rondo Concertante
The Adagio and Rondo Concertante (Adagio e Rondo concertante) in F major for piano quartet, 487, was composed by Franz Schubert in 1816. A "brilliant" work designed as a display piece for the piano
Read → WorkAlfonso und Estrella
(Alfonso and Estrella), 732, is an opera with music by Franz Schubert, set to a German libretto by Franz von Schober, written in 1822. Like Fierrabras (1823), it marks Schubert's attempt to compose
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Allegretto in C minor, D. 915 is a short piano piece written on 26 April 1827 by Franz Schubert. It is approximately 5 minutes in
Read → WorkAm Brunnen vor dem Tore
"Am Brunnen vor dem Tore" ("At the Well in Front of the Gate") is the opening verse of a German song, known both as a art song and a folk song. Its original title is "Der Lindenbaum" (The Linden
Read → WorkAn die Musik
Franz Schubert composed his lied "An die Musik" (German for "To Music") in March 1817 for solo voice and piano, with text from a poem by his friend Franz von Schober. In the Deutsch catalog of
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"An Sylvia", D 891; Op. 106, No. 4, is a Lied for voice and piano composed by Franz Schubert in 1826 and published in 1828. Its text is a German translation by Eduard von Bauernfeld of "Who is
Read → WorkArpeggione Sonata
The Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano in A minor, D. 821, was written by Franz Schubert in Vienna in November 1824. The sonata is the only substantial composition extant today for the arpeggione (which
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(To sing on the water), D. 774, is a Lied composed by Franz Schubert in 1823, based on the poem of the same name by Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg. The text describes a scene on the water
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"" ("", D. 839, Op. 52, No. 6, 1825, ), is a work composed by Franz Schubert in 1825. It is part of a setting of seven songs from Walter Scott's 1810 popular narrative poem The Lady of the Lake, in
Read → WorkDas Dreimäderlhaus
Das Dreimäderlhaus (House of the Three Girls), adapted into English-language versions as Blossom Time and Lilac Time, is a Viennese pastiche operetta with music by Franz Schubert, rearranged by
Read → WorkDas Wandern ist des Müllers Lust
"" ("To wander is the miller's delight") is the first line of a poem by Wilhelm Müller, written in 1821 with the title "Wanderschaft" ("Errancy") as part of a collection, Die schöne Müllerin. While
Read → WorkDer Doppelgänger
"Der Doppelgänger" is one of the six songs from Franz Schubert's Schwanengesang that sets words by Heinrich Heine for piano and tenor voice. It was written in 1828, the year of Schubert's
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Der Graf von Gleichen D 918 is an unfinished 1827 opera in two acts by Franz Schubert after a libretto by Eduard
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"Der Taucher" ("The Diver") is a ballad by Friedrich Schiller, written in 1797, the year of his friendly ballad competition with
Read → WorkDer Tod und das Mädchen
"" (, "Death and the Maiden"), 531; Op. 7, No. 3, is a lied composed by Franz Schubert in February 1817. It was published by Cappi Diabelli in Vienna in November 1821. The text is derived from a poem
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"Der Wanderer" (D 489) formerly D 493 is a lied composed by Franz Schubert in October 1816 for voice and piano. A revised version was published near the end of May 1821 as opus 4, number 1. The words
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Der Zwerg (The Dwarf) is a lied (or ballad) for voice and piano by Franz Schubert, written in the mid-1820s on a text by Matthäus von Collin. The poem is in terza rima. In Otto Erich Deutsch's
Read → WorkDie Bürgschaft
"The Pledge" (German: "Die Bürgschaft", ) is a ballad published by the German poet Friedrich Schiller in his 1799 Musen-Almanach. He took the idea out of the ancient legend of Damon and Pythias
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"" (German for "The Trout"), Op. 32, 550. is a lied, or song, composed in early 1817 for solo voice and piano with music by the Austrian composer Franz Schubert. Schubert chose to set the text of a
Read → WorkDie Freunde von Salamanka
Die Freunde von Salamanka D. 326, is an 1815 Singspiel in two acts by Franz Schubert to a libretto by Johann Mayrhofer. The opera is set at the beginning of the 19th century in Salamanca, Spain. It
Read → WorkDie schöne Müllerin
(,"The Fair Maid of the Mill", Op. 25, D. 795), is a song cycle by Franz Schubert from 1823 based on 20 poems by Wilhelm Müller. It is the first of Schubert's two seminal cycles (preceding
Read → WorkDie Verschworenen
, also known as ( 787) is an 1823 one-act singspiel by Franz Schubert after a libretto by Ignaz Franz Castelli with spoken dialogue by the composer. Castelli's libretto was based on Lisistrata, ou
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(The Twin Brothers, D. 647) is a one-act Singspiel (sometimes also described as a Posse mit Gesang) composed by Franz Schubert in 1819 on a libretto by Georg Ernst von Hofmann. was first performed at
Read → WorkDu bist die Ruh'
"" (You are rest and peace), The text is from a set of poems by the German poet Friedrich Rückert (1788–1866). It is the third poem in a set of four. This song is set for solo voice and
Read → WorkErlkönig (Schubert)
"Erlkönig", Op. 1, , is a Lied composed by Franz Schubert in 1815, which sets Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's poem of the same name. The singer takes the role of four characters — the narrator, a
Read → WorkFantasia in F minor (Schubert)
The Fantasia in F minor by Franz Schubert, D. 940 (Op. posth. 103), for piano four hands (two players at one piano), is one of his most important works for more than one pianist and one of his most
Read → WorkFantasy for violin and piano (Schubert)
Franz Schubert composed his Fantasy (German: ; French: ) in C major for violin and piano, Op. posth. 159, 934, in December 1827. It was the last of his compositions for violin and piano, and was
Read → WorkFierrabras (opera)
Fierrabras, 796, is a three-act German opera with spoken dialogue written by the composer Franz Schubert in 1823, to a libretto by Joseph Kupelwieser, the general manager of the Theater am
Read → WorkFranz Schubert's Works
Franz Schubert's Works: Complete and Authoritative Edition (), also known as the Collected Edition, is a late 19th-century publication of Franz Schubert's compositions. The publication is also known
Read → WorkGesang der Geister über den Wassern
"Gesang der Geister über den Wassern" () is a 1779 poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832). It may be best known in the English-speaking world through a musical setting of 1820–21 by Franz
Read → WorkGretchen am Spinnrade
"" (Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel), Op. 2, 118, is a Lied composed by Franz Schubert using the text from Part One, scene 15 of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust. With "Gretchen am Spinnrade" and
Read → WorkHeidenröslein
"" (“Little Rose on the Heath”) is a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe written in 1771 during his Strasbourg period, inspired by his relationship with Friederike Brion, the daughter of a local
Read → WorkHermann und Thusnelda
"Hermann und Thusnelda" is a poem written in 1752 by Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock exalting the Cheruscan chieftain Arminius, whom Johannes Turmair and Martin Luther named Hermann in the 16th century,
Read → WorkIm Frühling
"Im Frühling" ("In Spring") (Op. 101, no. 1, D. 882) in G major is a Lied by Austrian composer Franz Schubert. Schubert composed the song in 1826 to a poem by Ernst Schulze (1789–1817) as part of ten
Read → WorkImpromptus (Schubert)
Franz Schubert's Impromptus are a series of eight pieces for solo piano composed in 1827. They were published in two sets of four impromptus each: the first two pieces in the first set were published
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The Impromptus, Op. posth. 142, D. 935, are a set of four impromptus for solo piano composed by Franz Schubert in 1827. They were written in the same year as the Impromptus, Op. 90, but were not
Read → WorkImpromptus, Op. 90 (Schubert)
The Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899, are a set of four impromptus for solo piano composed by Franz Schubert in 1827. They were written in the same year as the Impromptus, Op. 142, though only the first
Read → WorkKings of the Dance
Kings of the Dance was a four night dance extravaganza starring: *Angel Corella, American Ballet Theatre *Ethan Stiefel, American Ballet Theatre *Johan Kobborg, The Royal Ballet, London *Nikolay
Read → WorkLazarus (Schubert)
Lazarus or , 689, is an unfinished 1820 oratorio by Franz Schubert on a libretto by August Hermann Niemeyer. Intended to be in three acts, only act 1 with twenty-one numbers, and eight numbers from
Read → WorkMagnificat (Schubert)
The Magnificat in C major, 486, is a musical setting of the hymn composed by Franz Schubert in 1816. It is scored for SATB soloists, mixed choir, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, violin I and II,
Read → WorkMignon (Schubert)
Mignon, a character appearing in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's writings such as Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Wilhelm Meister's Journeyman Years, is the subject of several Lieder by Franz
Read → WorkNew Schubert Edition
Franz Schubert (1797–1828): New Edition of the Complete Works (), commonly known as the New Schubert Edition (NSE), or, in (NSA), is a complete edition of Franz Schubert's works, which started in
Read → WorkNotturno (Schubert)
The Notturno in E major, Op. 148 (D. 897), also called Adagio, is a nocturne for piano trio (i.e. piano, violin, and cello) by Franz
Read → WorkOctet (Schubert)
The Octet in F major, D. 803 was composed by Franz Schubert in March 1824. It was commissioned by the renowned clarinetist Ferdinand Troyer and came from the same period as two of Schubert's other
Read → WorkPiano Sonata in A major, D 664 (Schubert)
The Piano Sonata in A major, D 664, Op. posth. 120, is a sonata for solo piano composed by Franz Schubert in the summer of
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The Piano Sonata in A minor, 537, of Franz Schubert is a sonata for solo piano, composed in March
Read → WorkPiano Sonata in A minor, D 784 (Schubert)
Franz Schubert's Piano Sonata in A minor, D 784 (posthumously published as Op. 143), is one of Schubert's major compositions for the piano. Schubert composed the piano sonata in February 1823,
Read → WorkPiano Sonata in A minor, D 845 (Schubert)
The Piano Sonata in A minor D. 845 (Op.42) by Franz Schubert is a sonata for solo piano. Composed in May 1825 and entitled Premiere Grande Sonata, it is the first of three sonatas published during
Read → WorkPiano Sonata in A-flat major, D 557 (Schubert)
Franz Schubert's Piano Sonata in A major, 557 was composed in May
Read → WorkPiano Sonata in B major, D 575 (Schubert)
The Piano Sonata in B major 575 by Franz Schubert is a sonata for solo piano, posthumously published as Op. 147 and given a dedication to Sigismond Thalberg by its publishers. Schubert composed the
Read → WorkPiano Sonata in C major, D 279 (Schubert)
The Piano Sonata in C major, 279 is a three-movement piano sonata composed by Franz Schubert in September 1815. It is regarded as incomplete for lacking a fourth movement. D. 346, an unfinished
Read → WorkPiano Sonata in C major, D 840 (Schubert)
Franz Schubert's Piano Sonata in C major, D. 840, nicknamed "Reliquie" upon its first publication in 1861 in the mistaken belief that it had been Schubert's last work, was written in April 1825,
Read → WorkPiano Sonata in D major, D 850 (Schubert)
Franz Schubert's Piano Sonata in D major D. 850, Op. 53, known as the Gasteiner, was written during August 1825 while the composer was staying in the spa town of Bad Gastein. A year later, it became
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The Piano Sonata in E major, 157 is a three-movement piano sonata composed by Franz Schubert in February 1815. The Allegro 154 is an early version of its first
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The Piano Sonata in E major, 459, is a work for solo piano, composed by Franz Schubert in August 1816. It was first published in 1843, after the composer's death, by Carl August Klemm in Leipzig, in
Read → WorkPiano Sonata in E minor, D 566 (Schubert)
The Piano Sonata in E minor 566 by Franz Schubert is a sonata for solo piano written in June 1817. The original manuscript appeared to lack a finale. Ludwig Scheibler (1848–1921) was the first to
Read → WorkPiano Sonata in E-flat major, D 568 (Schubert)
The Piano Sonata in E major 568 by Franz Schubert is a sonata for solo piano. It is a revision and completion of the Sonata in D major D 568. The D major version was composed in June 1817, while the
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The Piano Sonata in F minor 625 is a piano sonata written in September 1818 by Franz Schubert. The Adagio D. 505 is assumed to be its slow
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The Piano Sonata in F minor 571, was composed by Franz Schubert in July 1817. The sonata was first published long after the composer's death in 1888 by Breitkopf & Härtel. The sonata is incomplete,
Read → WorkPiano Sonata in G major, D 894 (Schubert)
Franz Schubert's Piano Sonata in G major, Op. 78, D. 894 was completed in October 1826. The work is sometimes called the "Fantasie", a title which the publisher Tobias Haslinger, rather than
Read → WorkPiano Trio No. 1 (Schubert)
The Piano Trio No. 1 in B major for piano, violin, and cello, D. 898, was written by Franz Schubert in 1827. The composer finished the work in 1828, in the last year of his life. It was published in
Read → WorkPiano Trio No. 2 (Schubert)
The Piano Trio No. 2 in E major for piano, violin, and cello, D. 929, was one of the last compositions completed by Franz Schubert, dated November 1827. It was published by Probst as Opus 100 in late
Read → WorkPrometheus (art song)
"Prometheus", D. 674, is an intensely dramatic art song composed by Franz Schubert in October 1819 to a poem of the same name by Johann Wolfgang von
Read → WorkQuartettsatz, D 103 (Schubert)
The Quartettsatz in c-Moll (English: Quartet Movement in C minor), D. 103 was composed by Franz Schubert in 1814. It is believed to be the only surviving movement of a complete quartet in C minor.
Read → WorkQuartettsatz, D 703 (Schubert)
The Quartettsatz c-Moll (Quartet Movement in C minor) D 703 was composed by Franz Schubert in December 1820 as the first movement, Allegro assai, of a string quartet he was never to complete. Upon
Read → WorkRastlose Liebe
"Rastlose Liebe" ("Restless Love") is a Lied composed by Franz Schubert and published in July 1821 as Op. 5, No. 1. In Otto Erich Deutsch's catalog it is D138. The song, dedicated to Anton Salieri,
Read → WorkRendering (Berio)
Rendering is a 1989/1990 composition by the Italian composer Luciano Berio. Cast in three movements for full orchestra, it takes as its structure the fragmentary score of Schubert's uncompleted D
Read → WorkRondo in A major for Violin and Strings, D 438 (Schubert)
The Rondo for Violin and Strings, D 438, is a composition in A major by Franz Schubert. He wrote the rondo in 1816. Like the roughly contemporary Adagio and Rondo concertante in F major, D 487, the
Read → WorkRosamunde
Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern (Rosamunde, Princess of Cyprus) is a play by Helmina von Chézy, which is primarily remembered for the incidental music which Franz Schubert composed for it. Music and
Read → WorkSchubert opus/Deutsch number concordance
Franz Schubert (31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828) was an Austrian composer. This is a concordance of those compositions by Schubert that were given opus numbers, and their corresponding Deutsch
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Schubert: Thematic Catalogue of all his Works in Chronological Order, also known as the Deutsch catalogue, is a numbered list of all compositions by Franz Schubert compiled by Otto Erich Deutsch.
Read → WorkSchubert's compositions for violin and piano
From March 1816 to August 1817, Franz Schubert composed four violin sonatas. All four were published after the composer's death: the first three, 384, 385 and 408, as Sonatinas in 1836 (Op. posth.
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Franz Schubert's last three piano sonatas, D. 958–960, are his last major compositions for solo piano. They were written during the last months of his life, between the spring and autumn of 1828, but
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Franz Schubert's best known song cycles, like Die schöne Müllerin and Winterreise, are based on separate poems with a common theme and narrative. Other song cycles are based on consecutive excerpts
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Franz Schubert began thirteen symphonies, seven of which were completed. Up to ten are generally numbered; one of his incomplete symphonies, the Unfinished Symphony, is among his most popular works.
Read → WorkSchwanengesang
Schwanengesang (Swan Song), 957, is a collection of 14 songs written by Franz Schubert at the end of his life and published posthumously: # Liebesbotschaft (text: Ludwig Rellstab) # Kriegers Ahnung
Read → WorkSchwertlied
"Schwertlied" ("Sword Song") is a poem by Theodor Körner, written shortly before his death in battle on 26 August
Read → WorkSix moments musicaux (Schubert)
Six moments musicaux, D. 780 (Op. 94) is a collection of six short pieces for solo piano composed by Franz Schubert. Along with the Impromptus, they are among the most frequently played of all
Read → WorkSonata in C major for piano four-hands, D 812 (Schubert)
Franz Schubert wrote his Sonata in C major for piano four-hands, 812, in June 1824 during his second stay at the Esterházy estate in Želiezovce. The extended work, in four movements, has a
Read → WorkSonatas, duos and fantasies by Franz Schubert
Sonatas, duos and fantasies by Franz Schubert include all works for solo piano by Franz Schubert, except separate dances. They also include a number of works for two players: piano four hands, or
Read → WorkSonatensatz, D 28 (Schubert)
The Sonatensatz in B major D. 28, also known as Piano Trio in B major, is a single-movement work for piano trio by Franz
Read → WorkStabat Mater in F minor (Schubert)
in F minor, 383, is a musical setting of the Stabat Mater sequence, composed by Franz Schubert in 1816. It is scored for soprano, tenor and bass soloists, SATB choir, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons,
Read → WorkStabat Mater in G minor (Schubert)
in G minor, 175, is a musical setting of the Latin sequence, composed by Franz Schubert in April 1815. It is scored for SATB choir, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 3 trombones, violin I and II,
Read → WorkStage works by Franz Schubert
Franz Schubert's best-known music for the theatre is his incidental music for Rosamunde. Less successful were his many opera and Singspiel projects. On the other hand, some of his most popular
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Franz Schubert composed a number of works known as Ständchen, meaning
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"Ständchen" (known in English by its first line "Hark, hark, the lark"), 889, is a lied for solo voice and piano by Franz Schubert, composed in July 1826 in the village of Währing (now a suburb of
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"Ständchen", D 920/921 (also known as "Notturno") is a part song for alto solo, chorus, and piano by Franz Schubert. He composed it in Vienna in July 1827, setting words by Franz Grillparzer
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The String Quartet No. 1 (D 18) in mixed keys was composed by Franz Schubert in 1810 or
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Franz Schubert composed his String Quartet No. 10 (D. 87) in E major in
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The String Quartet No. 13 in A minor (the Rosamunde Quartet), D 804, Op. 29, was written by Franz Schubert between February and March 1824. It dates roughly to the same time as his monumental Death
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The String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D 810, known as Death and the Maiden, is a piece by Franz Schubert that has been called "one of the pillars of the chamber music repertoire". It was composed in
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The String Quartet No. 15 in G major, D. 887, was the last quartet written by Franz Schubert in June 1826. It was posthumously published in 1851, as Op. 161. The work focuses on lyrical ideas and
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Franz Schubert's final chamber work, the String Quintet in C major (D. 956, Op. posth. 163) is sometimes called the "Cello Quintet" because it is scored for a standard string quartet with a second
Read → WorkString Trios (Schubert)
Franz Schubert wrote three string trios, all of them in the key of B major. From the first of these, 111A, a trio Schubert wrote in 1814, only a few measures are extant. The string trio D 471
Read → WorkSymphony No. 10 (Schubert)
Schubert's Symphony No. 10 in D major, 936A, is an unfinished work that survives in a piano sketch. Written during the last weeks of the composer's short life, it was only properly identified in the
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The Symphony No. 2 in B major, 125, is a symphony by Franz Schubert composed between 1814 and 1815. It is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets,
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Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 3 in D major, 200, was written between 24 May and 19 July 1815, a few months after his eighteenth birthday. Like the other early symphonies (the six written before the
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The Symphony No. 4 in C minor, 417, is a symphony by Franz Schubert completed in April 1816 when Schubert was 19 years old, a year after his Third Symphony. However, it was not premiered until
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Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 5 in B major, 485, was written mainly in September 1816 and completed on 3 October 1816. It was finished six months after the completion of his previous symphony. Like
Read → WorkSymphony No. 7 (Schubert)
Symphony No. 7 is the name given to a four-movement symphony in E major ( 729) drafted by Franz Schubert in August 1821. Although the work (which comprises about 1350 bars) is structurally complete,
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Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 759 (sometimes renumbered as Symphony No. 7, in accordance with the revised Deutsch catalogue and the Neue Schubert-Ausgabe ), commonly known as the
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The Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944, known as the Great, is the final symphony completed by Franz Schubert. It was first published by Breitkopf & Härtel in 1849 as "Symphonie / C Dur / für großes
Read → WorkSymphony, D 615 (Schubert)
Schubert's Symphony in D major, 615, is an unfinished work that survives in an incomplete four-page, 259-bar sketch written for piano solo. It is one of Schubert's six unfinished symphonies. It was
Read → WorkSymphony, D 708A (Schubert)
Schubert's Symphony in D major, 708A (occasionally numbered as Symphony No. 7, although this number more commonly represents another symphony, D 729), is an unfinished work that survives in an
Read → WorkThe Shepherd on the Rock
"The Shepherd on the Rock" (), D. 965, is a Lied for soprano, clarinet, and piano by Franz Schubert. It was composed in 1828 during the final months of his
Read → WorkThe Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude
The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude is a ballet choreographed by William Forsythe to the finale of Schubert's Symphony No. 9. The ballet was choreographed for 's programme Six Counter Points, and
Read → WorkThree Marches Militaires (Schubert)
The Three Marches Militaires, Op. 51, D. 733, are pieces in march form written for piano four-hands by Franz Schubert. The first of the three is far more famous than the others. It is one of
Read → WorkTrout Quintet
The Trout Quintet (Forellenquintett) is the popular name for the Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667, by Franz Schubert. The piano quintet was composed in 1819, when he was 22 years old; it was not
Read → WorkViolin Sonatas, Op. 137 (Schubert)
Franz Schubert's first three violin sonatas, Op. 137 ( 384, 385, and 408) were composed in 1816. The violin sonatas were published after the composer's death as Sonatinas in 1836. These sonatas
Read → WorkWanderer Fantasy
The Fantasie in C major, Op. 15, D. 760, popularly known as the Wanderer Fantasy, is a four-movement fantasy for solo piano composed by Franz Schubert in 1822. It is widely considered Schubert's most
Read → WorkWanderer's Nightsong
"Wanderer's Nightsong" (original German title: "") is the title of two poems by the German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Written in 1776 ("") and in 1780 (""), they are among Goethe's most famous
Read → WorkWelcome and Farewell
"Welcome and Farewell" (German: "") is a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe from the collection . It was published for the first time in 1775 in the women's magazine . Franz Schubert set it to music
Read → WorkWiegenlied, D 498 (Schubert)
Franz Schubert's Wiegenlied "Schlafe, schlafe, holder süßer Knabe", D 498, Op. 98, No. 2, is a lullaby composed in November 1816. The song is also known as "Mille cherubini in coro" after an Italian
Read → WorkWinterreise
Winterreise (, Winter Journey) is a song cycle for voice and piano by Franz Schubert (D. 911, published as Op. 89 in 1828), a setting of 24 poems by German poet Wilhelm Müller. It is the second of
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