Franz Schubert Masterpieces
Austrian composer (1797-1828)
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- piano, violin
- classical music
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Franz Schubert: most famous pieces
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) left a body of work of more than 1100 compositions. To discover his repertoire, the question is: where to start? Perhaps with his main compositions and most famous works. But what are best known or most important works of Franz Schubert? How do they fit into his career, throughout his creative activity? Which genre dominates: instrumental music, vocal music or other? And beyond that, in what artistic and musical context: what other composers were at the same time, famous contemporaries of Schubert?
soclassiq offers you here, without bias, a selection of 5 major works to discover and listen to, like “Symphony No. 8 in B minor, “Unvollendete”” or “Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major”. This selection is completed by 5 other compositions that are also quite famous. For sure the best of Franz Schubert, to make you want to go further with his other pieces or with the work of other composers who have significant similarities with the work of Schubert.
Creative activity
based on dated works only
Duration of the works
(average or estimed)
Number of works
1810
19 years
1828
Number of works
Duration of the works (average or estimed)
Work for choir (76)
Song, lied (672)
Opera (16)
Work for soloist (106)
Work for chamber orchestra (94)
Work for orchestra (20)
Work for orchestra with soloist (1)
Theatrical music (2)
Other renowned works
1828 - Piano Sonata No. 20 in A major
1828 - Symphony No. 9 in C major, “Große C-Dur”
1827 - Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat major
1825 - Six Moments musicaux
1823 - Die Schöne Müllerin
This selection of works is not the result of personal preferences or artistic opinion. Selected works come from an exclusive data analysis method developed by soclassiq.
The dating of the works can be precise or sometimes approximate. It may correspond to the premiere date or publication year or completion of the composition (that can be several years after its first public execution).
1790 .. 1820 : the essential composers
1770-1827 Ludwig van Beethoven °
1810-1849 Frédéric Chopin °
1732-1809 Joseph Haydn °
1797-1828 Franz Schubert °
1813-1883 Richard Wagner °
1813-1901 Giuseppe Verdi °
1782-1840 Niccolò Paganini °
1792-1868 Gioachino Rossini °
1810-1856 Robert Schumann °
1819-1880 Jacques Offenbach °
1803-1869 Hector Berlioz °
1797-1848 Gaetano Donizetti
° : Masterpieces listed
On stage or recorded, listen these essential works Franz Schubert
Meet the greatest works of classical music
Currently, 25000+ works are listed for a small selection of 101 composers among thousands listed here. Many composers are missing of which some are essential: J. Rodriguo, C. Franck, H. Gorecki, C. Nielsen, J.Corigliano, P. Hindemith, C. Ives, A. Webern ... New catalogues will be processed later to complete this experience of the discovery of the classical music masterpieces. Thus this selection of works will be updated.
Vocal music
Incidental music
Through the ages
Some major genres or forms among the 150 listed
Concerto, Symphony, Rhapsody, Sonata, Lied, Mass, Suite, Trio, Quartet, Quintet, Waltz, March, Operetta, ...
Composed for piano, harpsichord, organ, violin, cello, viola, flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, string orchestra, string quartet, ...
The purpose of these pages is to point out few relevant works only among tens of thousands and to provide some chronological references.