Schubert, Franz
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1797-1828

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Born: 31 January 1797, Vienna, Austria
Died: 19 November 1828, Vienna, Austria

Schubert (1875 - based on a water colour from 1825) by Wilhelm August Rieder, Historisches Museum der Stadt WienSchubert, Franz

A modest, shy composer who did not win, in his life, the glory and reputation he has today. Schubert, son of a poor family, was bornSchubert's house in Vienna in Vienna and lived his entire life in this city, when it was considered Europe's musical capital. His family taught him to play the piano, and soon enough he became the best among themMarche Militaire in D, Op.51 No.1 (D733) - Schubert. He received a scholarship in the royal college, for his training as a choir singerYoung Schubert was a member in the famous 'Vienna Boys Choir', and under Salieri's (the same composer accused of having killed Mozart) guidance he became a young composer.

Schubert in a Viennese Burgerhaus by Julius Schmid, Museo della Corale Maschile, Vienna

He wrote operas, symphonies and other orchestral music, but he is mostly known for his lieder - the art songs he wrote, in which he manifested genius and unique musical comprehension that uplifted the art song to a level of artistic creativeness parallel to that of the orchestral music of the Romantic period. He lived with his poet friend, and was exposed to Vienna's nightlife, in parties in which he played many of his songs, to his friends' enjoyment. Later he began writing chamber music and the "Die Forelle" string quintetSchubert's 'The Trout' Quintet'Die Forelle' (The Trout), Op.32 (D550) - Schubert, a chamber piece named after a famous lied where the melody of this lied is included - "The Trout"Schubert's 'The Trout' (Die Forelle) D550 lied ("Die Forelle"), and the No. 14 String Quartet in D minor "Death and the Maiden", both peak of Romantic chamber music.

He composed the unfinished Symphony No. 8 ("the Unfinished")1st movement from Symphony No.8 'Unfinished' D849 - Schubert and the Symphony No. 9 "The Grand" when he was already terribly sick. Like the gradually becoming deaf Beethoven, and the blind Handel, Schubert produces in his most difficult time his most divine pieces, among which are the lieder cycles "The Beautiful Miller" ("Die schöne Mülllerin") and "The Winter Journey"Schubert's 'Tauschung' from 'Winterreise' ("Winterreise"), as well as the Piano Sonatas in C minor and A Major. The last piece he ever wrote, the C Major String Quintet, is characterized by combining fear and terror with the optimism and love for life of the composer, who died without knowing how much the next generations would love his musicRosamunde, Op.26 (D797) - Ballet Music No.1 - SchubertAve Maria (D839) - Schubert.

A year after being one of Beethoven's coffin carriers, he was buried next to him, in the central cemetery in Vienna.


Franz Schubert's Birth HouseFranz Schubert's grave in Vienna


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"Ave Maria" by Schubert


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