Maybe “most” is somewhat arguable, but the uniqueness of this influence stands apart. At the very least, it is the realm in which Schubert’s contribution is most easily extricable from those of Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven. read more
In works like Wanderer Fantasy and Der Erlkönig an astonishing song in which the tenor must sing in three different characters and intonate three different voices, he laid much of the groundwork for more imaginative works of Liszt and Mendelssohn that would follow. read more
Schubert wrote close to 1000 works in his remarkably short life, and out of which, more than 600 are songs. His output was vast, and he composed fairly quickly. It is clear that his early works were greatly influenced by the classical sonata forms of Mozart and Beethoven. read more