Franz Schubert Archive

Franz Schubert’s two piano trios were composed late in his short life, probably in late 1827 and the summer of 1828, the year of his death. They are huge works, worthy of Robert Schumann’s comment …

Franz Schubert died at age 31. Future generations are fortunate that the composer left us amazing works of chamber music, symphonies, Ballets, sonatas, and also 600 songs! In his song, “Die Forelle” the poet tells …

Born in Georgia, Khatia Buniatishvili discovered piano at the early age of three. She gave her first concert with Tbilisi Chamber Orchestra when she was six, and she was subsequently invited to tour internationally with …

In 1828, the last year of his life, Franz Schubert composed three sonatas for piano which are generally described as the culmination of his lifelong occupation with the piano sonata form. Schubert’s role as successor …

Franz Schubert composed this sonata in October 1826, the year in which he completed his Great C-major Symphony and his dark and brooding G major string quartet. He was already ill, and much of his …