Composer
Franz Schubert
1797–1828
7,293 works in the index
- Era
- Romantic
- Nationality
- Archduchy of Austria
- Born in
- Himmelpfortgrund
Schubert wrote over six hundred songs before dying at thirty-one, and it is the songs that dominate this catalogue. If you sing, this is the central repertoire; if you accompany, the piano parts are full partners rather than support, and considerably harder than they sound.
The song cycles — Die schöne Müllerin, Winterreise, Schwanengesang — are published complete and in high, medium and low keys. Buying the wrong transposition is the standard mistake here, because the cycles sit in a range that punishes guessing.
For pianists the Impromptus and Moments musicaux are the accessible way in, and the four-hand duets are among the best music written for two people at one instrument. The late sonatas are enormous and are not a place to start.
Catalogue
Works page 120 of 152
The Shepherd On The Rock, Op. 129
Piano Quintet in A Major , Op. 114
String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat Major, Op. posth. 125, No. 1
String Quartet No. 7 in D Major, D94
String Quartet No. 8 in B-flat Major, Op. posth. 168
String Quartet No. 9 in G Minor, D173
Moment Musicaux, Op. 94, No. 3
String Quartet No. 12 in C Minor, D703
String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, Op. 161
Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 100
String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 29
String Quartet No. 11 in E Major, Op. posth. 125, No. 2
String Trio No. 1 B Major D471
String Quartet No. 8 B Major D112
Mass No. 6 in E-flat Major, D950: No. 3, Credo
Mass No. 6 in E-flat Major, D950: No. 4, Sanctus
Mass No. 6 in E-flat Major, D950: No. 5, Benedictus
Mass No. 6 in E-flat Major, D950: No. 6, Agnus Dei
Miriam's Song of Triumph, Op. 136
Mass No. 4 in C Major, Op. 48, D452: No. 1, Kyrie
Mass No. 4 in C Major, Op. 48, D452: No. 2, Gloria
Mass No. 4 in C Major, Op. 48, D452: No. 3, Credo
Mass No. 4 in C Major, Op. 48, D452: No. 4, Sanctus
Mass No. 4 in C Major, Op. 48, D452: No. 5, Benedictus
Mass No. 1 in F Major, D105: No. 1, Kyrie
Mass No. 3 in B-flat Major, Op. posth. 141, No. 3. Credo
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D major, Op. 53, D850, Mvmt. 1
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D major, Op. 53, D850, Mvmt. 2
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D major, Op. 53, D850, Mvmt. 3
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D major, Op. 53, D850, Mvmt. 4
Symphony No. 3 in D Major
Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, "Unfinished"
Moment Musical No. 3
Die Post from Winterreise Op.89 No.13 D911
Mass No. 4 in C Major, Op. 48, D452: No. 6, Agnus Dei
Mass No. 1 in F Major, D105: No. 2, Gloria
Mass No. 1 in F Major, D105: No. 3, Credo
Mass No. 1 in F Major, D105: No. 4, Sanctus
Mass No. 1 in F Major, D105: No. 5, Benedictus
Mass No. 1 in F Major, D105: No. 6, Agnus Dei
Mass No. 2 in G Major, D167: No. 1, Kyrie
Mass No. 2 in G Major, D167: No. 2, Gloria
Mass No. 2 in G Major, D167: No. 3, Credo
Mass No. 2 in G Major, D167: No. 4, Sanctus
Mass No. 2 in G Major, D167: No. 5, Benedictus
Mass No. 2 in G Major, D167: No. 6, Agnus Dei
Mass No. 6 in E-flat Major, D950: No. 1, Kyrie
Mass No. 6 in E-flat Major, D950: No. 2, Gloria
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