Franz Schubert Archive

Franz Schubert’s decision to use a second cello (rather than the second viola characteristic of Mozart’s quintets) permited him to explore the string trio texture in the middle of the ensemble, while making embellishments with …

Written in 1815 when Schubert was 18, the Third Symphony is notably concise, and shorter than the composer’s first two symphonies. But it also foreshadows ideas that would expand the scale of the symphony in …

The first public performance of Schubert’s 6th Symphony was only heard on 14 December 1828, a few weeks after the composer’s death. The Society of the Friends of Music in Vienna had originally intended to …

The Fantasie in F Minor, Op. 103, is Franz Schubert’s most-often performed piano duet and is considered one of the great masterpieces of ensemble piano repertoire. Schubert completed the Fantasie in 1828, just a short …

The “Trout” Quintet, like much of Schubert’s music, was never published until after his death. However, the original song, “Die Forelle,” was so popular that it was published several times within Schubert’s lifetime – once …