Schubert wrote 9 symphonies, including the famous "Unfinished Symphony" (No. 8), but more than half are hardly ever performed today.
At the age of 15 he became a pupil of Salieri, who was the guiding hand in Schubert's composition of his first symphony, written only months later.
The Symphony No. 2 was written when he was only 17 years old. Schubert dedicated it to his headmaster at the City Seminary in Vienna where he had recently completed his studies
What is a symphony?
A symphony is a large scale musical piece for the orchestra in several movements.
About the composer
Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828) was an Austrian composer considered to be the first great Romantic. He wrote nine symphonies including the famous Unfinished Symphony (No. 8) and the Great (No. 9), more than 600 lieder (songs), piano music, chamber music such as the famous Trout Quintet and operas.
Symphony No. 8, Unfinished
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Symphony No. 9 in C, The Great
Buy the CD or download Symphony No. 9 by Schubert, conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras
