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The Octet in F major, D. 803 was composed by Franz Schubert in March 1824. It was commissioned by the renowned clarinetist Ferdinand Troyer and came from the same period as two of Schubert's other major chamber works, the 'Rosamunde' and 'Death and the Maiden' string quartets.
Franz Schubert's Piano Sonata in A-flat major D 557 was composed in May 1817.
The Piano Sonata in E major, D 157 is a piano sonata with three movements composed by Franz Schubert in February 1815. The Allegro D 154 is an early version of its first movement.
The Piano Sonata in C major, D 279, composed by Franz Schubert in September 1815, has three movements and is regarded as incomplete for lacking a fourth movement. D. 346, an unfinished Allegretto in C major, has been suggested as its final movement.
Franz Schubert wrote three string trios, all of them in the key of B-flat major. From the first of these, D 111A, a trio Schubert wrote in 1814, only a few measures are extant. The string trio D 471 consists of a completed first movement and an incomplete second movement, composed in 1816. The last of these trios, D 581, was completed in four movements, exists in two versions and was composed in 1817.
Sonatas, duos and fantasies by Franz Schubert include all works for solo piano by Franz Schubert, except separate dances. They also include a number of works for two players: piano four hands, or piano and a string instrument.
The String Quartet No. 2 in C major was composed by Franz Schubert in 1812.
The String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat major was composed by Franz Schubert in 1813.
The String Quartet No. 4 in C major was composed by Franz Schubert in 1813.
The String Quartet No. 5 in B-flat major was composed by Franz Schubert in 1813.
The String Quartet No. 6 in D major was composed by Franz Schubert in 1813.
Franz Schubert composed his String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major in 1813.
The String Quartet No. 7 in D major was composed by Franz Schubert in 1811 or 1812.
The String Quartet No. 8 in B-flat major was composed by Franz Schubert in 1814. It was posthumously published as Op. 168.
The String Quartet No. 9 in G minor was composed by Franz Schubert in 1815.
The String Quartet No. 11 in E major was composed by Franz Schubert in 1816. It was posthumously published as Op. 125 No. 2.
From March 1816 to August 1817, Franz Schubert composed four violin sonatas. All four were published after the composer's death: the first three, D 384, 385 and 408, as Sonatinas in 1836, and the last one, D 574, as Duo in 1851. Schubert composed two more pieces for violin and piano, in October 1826 and December 1827 respectively: a Rondo, D 895, which was published during the composer's lifetime (Op. 70), and a Fantasy, D 934, which was premiered in January 1828, less than a year before the composer's death.
In 1816, Franz Schubert composed his first three violin sonatas, D 384, 385 and 408. They were published after the composer's death as Sonatinas in 1836. These sonatas breathe an intimate atmosphere, requiring relatively little virtuoso bravura from their performers.
References
- Notes
- ↑ Manuscript part scores at www
.schubert-online .at - 1 2 3 Deutsch 1978, pp. 17–18
- ↑ Gibbs (2000), p. 26
- ↑ Barbier (2008), p. 8.
- Sources
- Barbier, Pierre E. (210908). CD Booklet notes to Franz Schubert:The first string quartets. Zemlinsky Quartet. Praga Digitals PRD 350 030.
- Otto Erich Deutsch (and others). Schubert Thematic Catalogue (several editions), No. 18.
- Gibbs, Christopher H. (2000). The Life of Schubert. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521595124
- Franz Schubert's Works, Series V: Streichquartette edited by Joseph Hellmesberger and Eusebius Mandyczewski. Breitkopf & Härtel, 1890.
- New Schubert Edition, Series VI, Volume 3: Streichquartette I edited by Martin Chusid. Bärenreiter, 1979.
