What are your favorite works by Franz Peter Schubert?

Heir to Mozart, Schubert was an inspiration to Schumann and Bruckner, and his song-cycles take us on sophisticated journeys into the psyche, while his instrumental music is both radical and ... Franz Schubert Piano Quintet in A, D.667 - "The Trout" 1. ... Franz Schubert Symphony No.8 in B Minor, D.759 - "Unfinished" 1. read more

The Trout the symphonies etcetc I is well worth having a browse of the many free clips available. Spotify lists almost 1000works of Schubert and there must be over 100 brilliant pieces. read more

Born on January 31, 1797, in Himmelpfortgrund, Austria, Franz Peter Schubert, the son of a schoolmaster, received a thorough musical education and won a scholarship to boarding school. Although he was never rich, the composer's work gained recognition and popularity, noted for bridging classical and romantic composition. read more

Schubert's body of work includes over 600 songs for voice and piano. That number alone is vastly impressive - many composers fail to reach that number of compositions in their entire output, let alone in a single genre. read more