Symphony No. 10

Schubert's Symphony No. 10 in D major, D 936A is an unfinished work that survives in a partly fragmentary piano sketch. Only properly identified in the 1970s, it has been orchestrated by Brian Newbould in a conjectural completion that has subsequently been performed, published and recorded. The sketch appears to date from the last weeks of the composer's life, in October-November 1828, and is presumed to be the Last Symphony (Letzte Symphonie) me... more

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Franz Schubert

Franz Peter Schubert (German pronunciation: [fʁants ʃuːbɐ̯t] or fʁants ʃuːbɛ̯t; January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828) was an Austrian composer. He wrote some 600 Lieder, nine symphonies (including the famous "Unfinished Symphony"), liturgical music, operas, some incidental music, and a large body...

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