Franz Schubert
1797 – 1828
Schubert was a miracle of melody. In his brief 31 years, he wrote over 600 songs, each one a perfect miniature world. His music moves seamlessly between joy and sorrow, sunshine and shadow — the human heart laid bare.
Essential Listening
Ave Maria
Serene devotion set to an endlessly beautiful melody. One of the most performed pieces in all of classical music.
Symphony No. 8 'Unfinished' - First Movement
Dark mystery from the first bar. Why Schubert left this symphony incomplete remains a puzzle — but what he wrote is perfection.
Erlkönig
A father racing through the night with his dying child. Terrifying, dramatic, and heartbreaking — Schubert at just 18 years old.
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