January 31, 1797:
13:30 Franz Peter Schubert is born at Obere Haupstraße 42 (now Nussdorferstraße 54) Zum roten Krebsen, in the Himmelpfortgrund section of Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, the twelfth of 14 children born to Franz Theodor Florian Schubert, a schoolteacher, and Maria Elisabet Katherina Vietz, a domestic servant, the daughter of a locksmith. Of the 14 children, only five will survive to maturity. Herr Schubert will produce five more children by a second marriage.
September 28, 1804:
Franz Schubert (7) is one of several boys examined by Antonio Salieri (54) and found good enough to sing in the Imperial Court Chapel.
September 30, 1808:
Franz Schubert (11) passes an examination to become a chorister in the Imperial Chapel-Royal. Among the judges is Court Music Director Antonio Salieri (58).
May 12, 1809:
War of the Fifth Coalition: 21:00 French forces outside Vienna begin to bombard the city. It lasts all night. Directly in the line of fire is the house of Ludwig van Beethoven (38). Fortunately, the composer escapes the shelling, either to the house of his brother Caspar Carl or that of the poet Ignaz Franz Castelli. Four shells explode near the home of Franz Joseph Haydn (77), one blowing open the door to his bedroom. He is shocked but physically unhurt. The building housing the Imperial and Royal City Seminary is hit by a shell. Fortunately, none of the students, including Franz Schubert (12), are injured. Also in the line of fire is Maria Anna Lager, who in two years will become the mother of Franz Liszt.
March 30, 1811:
Franz Schubert (14) completes his earliest extant work, the song Hagars Klage to words of Schücking.
July 8, 1811:
Josef von Spaun takes Franz Schubert (14) to see his first opera, Weigl’s Die Schweizerfamilie, at the Kärntnertortheater, Vienna.
June 18, 1812:
Franz Schubert (15) begins instruction in counterpoint with Antonio Salieri (61) in Vienna.
July 26, 1812:
Franz Schubert (15) sings as chorister in the Imperial Chapel for the last time. His voice has broken. He will now devote his energies to composing church music. He marks the occasion by writing in the alto score of Peter Winter’s Mass no.1 “Schubert, Franz, crowed for the last time, 26 July 1812.”
October 4, 1813:
Two works by Franz Schubert (16) are performed for the first time, at the Schubert home in Vienna for the name day of the composer’s father: Kantata zur Namensfeier des Vaters D.80 for male voices and guitar to words of the composer, and the String Quartet in D, D.74.
October 22, 1813:
The Meerfeld Endowment, by Imperial decree, is awarded to Franz Schubert (16).
November 10, 1813:
Zur Namensfeier des Herrn Andreas Siller D.83 for solo voice, violin and harp by Franz Schubert (16) is performed for the first time, in the Vienna home of the dedicatee.
May 23, 1814:
The third version of Fidelio oder Die eheliche Liebe, an opera by Ludwig van Beethoven (43) to words of Sonnleithner, reworked by Treitschke, is performed for the first time, at the Kärntnertortheater, Vienna. The overture used is from Beethoven’s music for The Ruins of Athens. The Fidelio overture will not be used until 26 May. This time, the opera is a success. Franz Schubert (17) is in the audience. See 20 November 1805 and 29 March 1806.
August 19, 1814:
Franz Schubert (17) passes his final examination at the Imperial teachers’ training college, Vienna.
September 25, 1814:
Franz Schubert’s (17) Mass in F D.105, composed for the centennial of the Liechtental Church, is probably performed, for the first time, directed by the composer.
October 19, 1814:
Franz Schubert (17) composes his first great work, Gretchen am Spinnrade.
August 25, 1815:
Franz Schubert (18) applies for the position of director of the elementary school attached to the monastery of the Scottish Order in Vienna. He will not be successful.
September 29, 1815:
Two celebratory works by Franz Schubert (18), Namensfeier für Franz Michael Vierthaler and Gratulations-Kantate, are performed for the first time, in the Waisenhaus, Vienna.
April 17, 1816:
Josef von Spaun writes to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, enclosing manuscript copies of settings of Goethe poems by “a 19-year-old composer by the name of Franz Schubert.” He asks permission from Goethe that Schubert might dedicate an edition of his German songs to the poet. The manuscripts will be returned without comment.
June 13, 1816:
Franz Schubert’s (19) song Amalia D.195 to words of Schiller, is performed for the first time, in the Vienna home of Frau von Jenny.
June 16, 1816:
Celebrations take place in Vienna honoring the 50th anniversary of Antonio Salieri’s (65) arrival in the city. He receives a gold medal from the Lord Chamberlain in the name of Emperor Franz. High Mass is celebrated, during which Salieri conducts his own music. In the evening, a concert by his pupils takes place in his Vienna home, wherein Beitrag zur fünfzigjährigen Jubelfeier des Herrn Salieri D.441 for solo voices and piano by Franz Schubert (19) is performed for the first time.
June 17, 1816:
Franz Schubert (19) records in his diary that today he composed for money for the first time. It is his cantata Prometheus. See 24 July 1816.
July 24, 1816:
Prometheus D.451, a cantata for two solo voices, chorus, and orchestra by Franz Schubert (19) to words of Dräxler von Carin, is performed for the first time, in the garden of the Erdberggasse house, Vienna. It is his first commission.
September 7, 1816:
Franz Schubert (19) learns that his application to be music master in Laibach (Ljubljana) has been refused.
September 27, 1817:
An Herrn Franz Schubert, a poem by Franz Xaver Schlechta, appears in the Wiener allgemeine Theaterzeitung. It is the first time that Schubert’s (20) name appears in a periodical.
January 24, 1818:
The Wiener Zeitung announces the publication of the first music of Franz Schubert (20) to appear in print, the song Erlafsee D.586. It is part of a large collection.
February 21, 1818:
After drinking a healthy amount of red wine with his friend Anselm Hüttenbrunner at Hütenbrunner’s Vienna home, Franz Schubert (21) composes the song Die Forelle at his friend’s desk.
March 1, 1818:
The first public performance of Franz Schubert’s (21) Overture in the Italian Style D.590 takes place in the Gasthof ‘zum römischen Kaiser’, Vienna. It is the first instrumental work by Schubert to be presented in public.
March 5, 1818:
Franz Schubert (21) applies for membership as an accompanist in the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde. He will be rejected because he is not an amateur, a status not forbidden by the society's rules.
March 12, 1818:
Overture in the Italian Style D.597 for two pianos, eight hands by Franz Schubert (21) is performed for the first time, in the Gasthof ‘zum römischen Kaiser’, Vienna.
July 7, 1818:
Franz Schubert (21) receives a passport. He will soon use it to travel to Zseliz, Hungary (Zeliezovce, Slovakia) to spend the summer months as music tutor to the teenage daughters of Count Johann Karl Esterházy von Galánta.
September 29, 1818:
Polonaise in B flat D.580 for violin and strings by Franz Schubert (21) is performed for the first time, in the Waisenhaus, Vienna.
February 28, 1819:
Schäfers Klagelied D.121 by Franz Schubert (22) to words of Goethe, is performed for the first time, in the Gasthof ‘zum römischen Kaiser’, the first of Schubert’s lieder to be presented in public.
March 14, 1819:
Overture in e D.648 by Franz Schubert (22) is performed for the first time, in Josef Müllerscher Kunstsaal am Rothen Thurm, Vienna.
August 10, 1819:
Kantate zum Geburtstag des Sängers Johann Michael Vogl D.666 for mixed voices and piano by Franz Schubert (22) to words of Stadler is performed for the first time, at the house of Josef von Koller, in Steyr.
September 21, 1819:
Antonio Salieri (69) writes a letter of recommendation for his student, Franz Schubert (22).
November 19, 1819:
Das Dörfchen D.598 for male voices by Franz Schubert (22) to words of Bürger is performed for the first time, in the Vienna home of Ignaz von Sonnleithner.
March 28, 1820:
Six Antiphons for the consecration of Palms on Palm Sunday D.696 for mixed choir by Franz Schubert (23) are performed for the first time, in the Altlerchenfelder Kirche, Vienna. They were all composed two days ago in the space of 30 minutes.
April 7, 1820:
An overture by Franz Schubert (23), probably D.648, is performed in Graz. This is the first time a composition by Schubert is heard outside Vienna.
June 14, 1820:
Franz Schubert’s (23) singspiel Die Zwillingsbrüder D.647 to words of Hofmann is performed for the first time, in the Kärntnertortheater, Vienna. It will receive six performances.
August 19, 1820:
Die Zauberharfe D.644, a melodrama by Franz Schubert (23) to words of von Hofmann, is performed for the first time, in the Theater an der Wien, Vienna. The overture is from the composer’s music for Rosamunde.
September 28, 1820:
Widerschein D.639, a song by Franz Schubert (23) to words of Schlechta, is published in the Taschenbuch zum geselligen Vergnügen, Leipzig.
December 1, 1820:
Franz Schubert’s (23) song Erlkönig to words of Goethe is performed for the first time outside the Schubert circle, in the home of Ignaz Sonnleithner, Vienna. Listeners wonder why this composer is not published.
December 9, 1820:
Die Forelle D.550, a song by Franz Schubert (23) to words of Schubart, is published in Zeitschrift für Kunst, Vienna.
January 25, 1821:
Erlkönig, a song by Franz Schubert (23) to words of Goethe, is performed for the first time in a public hall, the Musikverein, Vienna.
January 27, 1821:
Antonio Salieri (70) signs a second recommendation for Franz Schubert (23).
February 8, 1821:
Franz Schubert’s (24) song Sehnsucht D.636 to words of Schiller is performed for the first time, in the Musikverein, Vienna.
March 7, 1821:
Two works by Franz Schubert (24), Das Dörfchen D.641, a vocal quartet to words of Bürger, and Gesang der Geister über den Wassern D.714 for male octet to words of Goethe, are performed for the first time, in the Kärntnertortheater, Vienna. It is also the first public performance of his Erlkönig which causes a sensation. More and more of his music will now be published and performed.
March 8, 1821:
Gruppe aus dem Tartarus D.583, a song by Franz Schubert (24) to words of Schiller is performed for the first time, in the Musikverein, Vienna.
March 31, 1821:
Erlkönig D.328, a song by Franz Schubert (24) to words of Goethe, is published by Cappi and Diabelli to great success.
April 22, 1821:
Franz Schubert’s (24) male vocal quartet Die Nachtigall D.724 to words of Unger is performed for the first time, in the Kärntnertortheater, Vienna.
April 30, 1821:
Gretchen am Spinnrade D.118, a song by Franz Schubert (24) to words of Goethe, is published by Cappi and Diabelli to great success.
May 29, 1821:
Cappi and Diabelli, Vienna publish four songs by Franz Schubert (24) to words of Goethe as his op.3: Schäfers Klagelied, Heidenröslein, and the second settings of Meeresstille and Jägers Abendlied. They also publish three other of Schubert’s songs as his op.4: Der Wanderer to words of Schmidt von Lübeck , Morgenlied to words of Werner, and the first setting of Wandrers Nachtlied to words of Goethe.
June 20, 1821:
A duet and aria for Ferdinand Hérold’s (30) Das Zauberglöckchen (La clochette) by Franz Schubert (24) to words of Théaulon de Lambert translated by Treitsche, is performed for the first time, in the Kärntnertortheater, Vienna.
June 30, 1821:
An Emma D.113, a song by Franz Schubert (24) to words of Schiller, is published in the Zeitschrift für Kunst, Vienna.
July 9, 1821:
Five songs by Franz Schubert (24) to words of Goethe are published by Cappi and Diabelli, Vienna as his op.5: Raslose Liebe, Nähe des Geliebten, Der Fischer, Erster Verlust, and Der König in Thule.
August 23, 1821:
Three songs by Franz Schubert (24) are published by Cappi and Diabelli, Vienna as his op.6: Memnon and Antigone und Oedip to words of Mayrhofer, and Am Grabe Anselmos to words of Claudius.
August 30, 1821:
Franz Schubert’s (24) female chorus Der 23. Psalm D.706, (tr. Moses Mendelssohn), is performed for the first time, in the Gundelhof, Vienna.
November 18, 1821:
Franz Schubert’s (24) song Der Wanderer D.493 to words of Schmidt von Lübeck is performed for the first time, in the Gasthof ‘zum römischen Kaiser’, Vienna.
November 27, 1821:
Three songs of Franz Schubert (24) are published by Cappi and Diabelli, Vienna as his op.7: Die abgeblühte Linde and Der Flug der Zeit to words of Széchényi, and Der Tod und das Mädchen to words of Claudius.
December 8, 1821:
Der Blumen Schmerz D.731, a song by Franz Schubert (24) to words of Mayláth, is published in the Zeitschrift für Kunst, Vienna.
January 19, 1822:
The first detailed review of a song by Franz Schubert (24) appears in the Vienna Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung.
February 11, 1822:
Am Geburtstag des Kaisers for solo voices, chorus and orchestra by Franz Schubert (25) to words of Deinhardstein, is performed for the first time, in the Theresianum, Vienna.
March 3, 1822:
Franz Schubert’s (25) song Geist der liebe D.747 to words of Matthesson is performed for the first time, in the Redoutensaal, Vienna.
April 17, 1822:
Frühlingsgesang D.740, a vocal quartet by Franz Schubert (25) to words of Schober, is performed for the first time, in the Kärntnertortheater, Vienna.
May 7, 1822:
Die Rose D.745, a song by Franz Schubert (25) to words of von Schlegel, is published in the Zeitschrift für Kunst, Vienna.
May 9, 1822:
Four songs by Franz Schubert (25) are published by Cappi and Diabelli, Vienna as his op.8: Der Jüngling auf dem Hügel to words of Hüttenbrenner, and Sehnsucht, Erlafsee and Am Strome, all to words of Mayrhofer.
July 30, 1822:
Der Wachtelschlag D.742, a song by Franz Schubert (25) to words of Sauter, is published in the Zeitschrift für Kunst, Vienna.
October 30, 1822:
Franz Schubert (25) dates the score to the two movements of the Symphony no.8 “Unfinished”.
December 13, 1822:
Eight songs by Franz Schubert (25) are published by Cappi and Diabelli, Vienna: Drei Gesänge des Harfners to words of Goethe as his op.12, and Der Schäfer und der Reiter to words of Fouqué, Lob der Tränen to words of von Schlegel, and Der Alpenjäger to words of Mayrhofer, all as his op.13, and the first setting of Suleika and Geheimes, both to words of Goethe as his op.14.
February 20, 1823:
Gretchen am Spinnrade D.118, a song by Franz Schubert (26) to words of Goethe, is performed publicly for the first time, in the Vienna Musikverein.
February 24, 1823:
Franz Schubert’s (26) Wandererfantasie is published as op.15.
February 28, 1823:
Franz Schubert (26) writes to court secretary Ignaz Franz von Mosel, mentioning that his health “still does not permit me to leave the house.” This is the first mention of what may be the illness which will eventually take his life.
March 6, 1823:
Franz Schubert’s (26) song Die abgeblühte Linde D.514 to words of Széchérnyi is performed for the first time, in the Vienna Musikverein.
March 25, 1823:
Drang in die Ferne D.770, a song by Franz Schubert (26) to words of Leitner, is published in the Zeitschrift für Kunst, Vienna.
April 10, 1823:
Johann Baptist Jenger proposes his friend Franz Schubert (26) as an honorary member of the Styrian Music Society at Graz in spite of his youth. The proposal is accepted.
April 10, 1823:
Franz Schubert (26) writes to his publisher Cappi and Diabelli accusing them of shady practices and severing relations.
April 10, 1823:
Three songs by Franz Schubert (26) are published by Sauer and Leidesdorf, Vienna as his op.20: Sei mir gegrüsst to words of Rückert, Frühlingsglaube, to words of Uhland, and Hänflings Liebeswerbung to words of Kind.
May 27, 1823:
Two songs by Franz Schubert (26) to words of von Collin are published by Sauer and Leidesdorf, Vienna as his op.22: Der Zwerg and Wehmut.
June 19, 1823:
Three songs by Franz Schubert (26) to words of Mayrhofer are published by Sauer and Leidesdorf, Vienna as his op.21: Auf der Donau, Der Schiffer and Wie Ulfru fischt.
August 4, 1823:
Four songs by Franz Schubert (26) are published by Sauer and Leidesdorf, Vienna as his op.23: Selige Welt and Schwanengesang, both to words of Senn, Die Liebe hat gelogen to words of Platen, and Schatzgräbers Begehr to words of Schober.
August 14, 1823:
By this date, Franz Schubert (26) has moved to Steyr with Johann Michael Vogl. He begins to despair that he will ever be well again.
September 20, 1823:
Franz Schubert (26) writes to the Styrian Musical Society in Graz, thanking them for the honorary membership they voted for him last April. It is the first official honor he has received.
October 25, 1823:
Carl Maria von Weber’s (36) grand Romantic opera Euryanthe to words of von Chézy after Gerbert de Montreuil, is performed for the first time, in the Kärntnertortheater, Vienna, conducted by the composer. The work is enthusiastically received, although some find it confusing, including Franz Schubert (26) who expresses dislike for the work. Unable to gain her reserved seat through the crowd, the librettist, Helmina von Chézy is passed over the heads of the audience.
October 27, 1823:
Two songs by Franz Schubert (26) are published by Sauer and Leidesdorf, Vienna as his op.24: the second setting of Gruppe aus dem Tartarus to words of Schiller, and Schlummerlied (Schlaflied) to words of Mayrhofer.
November 30, 1823:
Franz Schubert (26) writes to Schober that “my health, thank God, is firmly restored at last.”
December 20, 1823:
Incidental music to von Chézy’s play Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern by Franz Schubert (26) is performed for the first time, in the Theater an der Wien, Vienna. The play is a failure.
December 30, 1823:
Auf dem Wasser zu singen D.774, a song by Franz Schubert (26) to words of Stolberg, is published in the Zeitschrift für Kunst, Vienna.
March 14, 1824:
Franz Schubert’s (27) String Quartet D.804 is performed for the first time, in the Hall of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Vienna.
March 17, 1824:
The first part of Franz Schubert’s (27) song cycle Die schöne Müllerin, to words of Müller, is published.
March 31, 1824:
Franz Schubert (27) writes to Leopold Kupelweiser that he is “the most wretched and unhappy creature in the world.” He despairs over his health which “will never be right again,” his hopes which “have come to nothing” and his “passion for beauty” which “threatens to forsake” him. “...every night, when I go to bed, I hope I may not wake again, and every morning only recalls yesterday’s grief.” He also writes, “The latest news in Vienna is that Beethoven (53) is to give a concert at which he is to produce his new symphony, three movements from the new mass, and a new overture…” (Sachs, 13)
May 7, 1824:
The Symphony no.9 “choral” for soloists, chorus and orchestra by Ludwig van Beethoven (53) to words of Schiller is performed for the first time, in the Kärntnertortheater, Vienna. At the conclusion of the work, the crowd bursts into uproarious applause, including stamping of feet and waving. Caroline Unger, the alto soloist, turns the composer around to view the spectacle because he cannot hear it. In the audience is a very interested Franz Schubert (27). The journal Cäcilia will number this among the most important dates in the history of music.
May 25, 1824:
Franz Schubert (27) leaves Vienna for Zseliz to take up the position of music master to the Esterházy family.
June 26, 1824:
An den Tod D.518, a song by Franz Schubert (27) to words of Schubart, is published in the Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung, Vienna.
October 16, 1824:
Franz Schubert (27) departs Zseliz, where he has been music tutor to the Esterházy family, to return to Vienna, in the company of Baron Schönstein.
December 11, 1824:
Die Erscheinung D.229, a song by Franz Schubert (27) to words of Kosegarten, is published in the Album musicale, Vienna.
January 13, 1825:
Die Forelle, a song by Franz Schubert (27) to words of Schubart, is published by Diabelli, Vienna as his op.32. See 9 December 1820.
February 3, 1825:
Franz Schubert’s (28) song Der Blumen Schmerz D.731 to words of Mayláth is performed for the first time, in the Vienna Musikverein.
February 11, 1825:
Two songs by Franz Schubert (28) to words of Mayrhofer are published by Cappi, Vienna as his op.36: Der zürnenden Diana and Nachstück.
February 25, 1825:
Franz Schubert’s (28) song Der zürnenden Diana D.707 to words of Mayrhofer is performed for the first time, in the Vienna Musikverein.
February 28, 1825:
Two songs by Franz Schubert (28) to words of Schiller are published by Cappi, Vienna as his op.37: Der Pilgrim and Der Alpenjäger.
March 3, 1825:
Franz Schubert’s (28) song Die junge Nonne D.828 to words of Craigher de Jachelutta is performed for the first time, in the Vienna home of the singer, Sophie Müller. See 28 December 1826.
March 12, 1825:
Der Einsame D.800, a song by Franz Schubert (28) to words of Lappe, is published in the Zeitschrift für Kunst, Vienna.
March 20, 1825:
Franz Schubert’s (28) vocal quartet Flucht D.825 to words of Lappe is performed for the first time, in the Landhaussaal, Vienna.
April 10, 1825:
Der Alpenjäger D.588, a song by Franz Schubert (28) to words of Schiller, is performed for the first time, in the Vienna Musikverein.
May 9, 1825:
Der Liedler, a song by Franz Schubert (28) to words of Kenner, is published by Cappi, Vienna as his op.38.
June 6, 1825:
Franz Schubert (28) and Johann Vogl reach Gmunden for a stay of six weeks. Here he will work on the Great C Major symphony.
June 6, 1825:
Three songs by Franz Schubert (28) to words of Goethe are published by Diabelli, Vienna as his op.19: An Schwager Kronos, An Mignon, and Ganymed.
June 9, 1825:
Suleika II D.717, a song by Franz Schubert (28) to words of Goethe, is performed for the first time, in the Jagor’schersaal, Berlin. Other Schubert songs are performed, all to great success.
June 16, 1825:
In Weimar, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe receives two packages from composers. One includes piano quartets from Felix Mendelssohn (16). The other contains some songs to Goethe poems from Franz Schubert (28). Goethe will write a long letter of thanks to Mendelssohn. He will not respond to Schubert. It is the one and only time that Schubert makes a personal approach to Goethe.
July 25, 1825:
Two songs by Franz Schubert (28) are published by Pennauer as his op.43: Die junge Nonne to words of Craigher, and Nacht und Träume to words of von Collin.
August 10, 1825:
Franz Schubert (28) and Johann Vogl reach Salzburg from Steyr.
August 12, 1825:
The second setting of Suleika, a song by Franz Schubert (28) to words of Goethe, is published by Pennauer as his op.31.
August 14, 1825:
Franz Schubert (28) and Johann Vogl travel from Salzburg to Bad Gastein. Here he will work further on the Great C Major symphony and compose the Piano Sonata D.850.
September 8, 1825:
Franz Schubert’s (28) Erstes Offertorium D.136 for vocal soloist, clarinet, orchestra, and organ, Zweites Offertorium D.223 for soprano, orchestra, and organ, and a setting of Tantum ergo D.739 for chorus, orchestra, and organ, are all performed for the first time, in the Maria-Trost-Kirche, Vienna.
November 17, 1825:
Der Gondelfahrer D.809, a vocal quartet by Franz Schubert (28) to words of Mayrhofer, is performed for the first time, in the Vienna Musikverein.
November 19, 1825:
Jan Václav Vorísek dies of tuberculosis in Vienna, Austrian Empire, aged 34 years, six months, and eight days. His earthly remains will be interred in Währing Cemetery (Franz Schubert Park).
January 6, 1826:
Franz Schubert’s (28) Galop und 8 Ecossaises D.735 for orchestra is performed for the first time, in the Saal zu den 7. Churfürsten in Pest.
January 10, 1826:
Franz Schubert (28) attends a party at the Vienna home of Franz von Schober. Eduard von Bauernfeld has invited the poet Johann Gabriel Seidl in an effort to rejoin Schubert with Seidl. Within a few weeks Schubert will compose the first of eleven songs he will write to Seidl’s words.
January 12, 1826:
Rastlose Liebe D.138, a song by Franz Schubert (28) to words of Goethe, is performed for the first time, in the Vienna Musikverein.
February 1, 1826:
String Quartet “Tod und das Mädchen” D.810 by Franz Schubert (29) is performed for the first time, at the home of Josef Barth, Vienna. See 12 March 1833.
February 8, 1826:
The second setting of Sehnsucht, a song by Franz Schubert (29) to words of Schiller, is published by Pennauer as his op.39.
February 17, 1826:
Abschied von der Erde D.829, a melodrama for speaker and piano by Franz Schubert (29) to words of von Pratobevera, is performed for the first time, at the Vienna home of Karl Josef von Pratobevera.
April 5, 1826:
Seven Songs to Words of Scott op.52 by Franz Schubert (29) are published by Artaria.
April 6, 1826:
Three songs by Franz Schubert (29) are published by Weigl as his op.57: Der Schmetterling and Die Berge to words of von Schlegel, and the first setting of An den Mond to words of Hölty. Weigl also publishes three of Schubert’s songs to words of Schiller as his op.56 (later corrected to op.58): Hektors Abschied, An Emma, and the second setting of Des Mädchens Klage.
April 7, 1826:
Franz Schubert (29) petitions Emperor Franz to be appointed Vice-Director of the Imperial Court Chapel. He will eventually fail.
June 10, 1826:
Two songs by Franz Schubert (29) are published by Cappi and Czerny, Vienna as his op.60: Greisengesang to words of Rückert, and Dithyrambe to words of Schiller.
July 14, 1826:
Three songs by Franz Schubert (29) are published by Pennauer as his op.56: Willkommen und Abschied to words of Goethe, and An die Leyer and Im Haine both to words of Bruchmann.
September 21, 1826:
Four songs by Franz Schubert (29) are published by Sauer and Leidesdorf, Vienna as his op.59: Dass sie hier gewesen, Du bist die Ruh, and Lachen und Weinen, all to words of Rückert, and Du liebst mich nicht, to words of Platen.
October 12, 1826:
The Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde grants 100 florins to Franz Schubert (29). He recently sent them a manuscript to a symphony (which they managed to lose).
November 23, 1826:
Franz Schubert’s (29) song Der Einsame D.800 to words of Lappe is performed for the first time, in the Musikverein, Vienna.
November 24, 1826:
Three Songs op.65 by Franz Schubert (29), Lied eines Schiffers an die Dioskuren D.360 and Heliopolis I D.753, both to words of Mayrhofer, and Der Wanderer D.649 to words of Schlegel, are published in Vienna.
December 19, 1826:
Franz Schubert (29) is on a list of eight finalists for the post of Vice-Hofkapellmeister to the Imperial Court Chapel. The position is awarded to Josef Weigl, principal conductor to the court theatres.
December 21, 1826:
Der Zwerg D.771, a song by Franz Schubert (29) to words of von Collin, is performed for the first time, in the Musikverein, Vienna.
December 28, 1826:
Franz Schubert’s (29) song Die junge Nonne D.828 to words of Craigher is performed publicly for the first time, in the Musikverein, Vienna. See 3 March 1825.
January 5, 1827:
An die untergehende Sonne, a song by Franz Schubert (29) to words of Kosegarten, is published by Diabelli, Vienna as his op.44.
January 11, 1827:
An schwager Kronos D.369, a song by Franz Schubert (29) to words of Goethe, is performed for the first time, in the Musikverein, Vienna.
January 25, 1827:
Nachthelle D.892 for tenor, male chorus, and piano by Franz Schubert (29) is performed for the first time, in the Musikverein, Vienna.
January 27, 1827:
Franz Schubert (29) is informed of his failure to secure the post of Vice-Hofkapellmeister to the Imperial Court Chapel.
February 8, 1827:
Franz Schubert’s (30) Lied des gefangenen Jägers D.843 to words of Scott translated by Storck is performed for the first time, in the Musikverein, Vienna.
March 2, 1827:
Diabelli and Co., Vienna publishes Franz Schubert’s (30) Mignon songs D.877, to words of Goethe, as his op.62.
March 8, 1827:
Two works by Franz Schubert (30) are performed for the first time, in the Musikverein, Vienna: Gott in der Natur D.757, a vocal quartet to words of von Kleist, and Normans Gesang D.846, a song to words of Scott translated by Storck.
March 19, 1827:
A group of Viennese music-lovers, including Franz Schubert (30), visit the ailing Ludwig van Beethoven (56) on his deathbed. For the two composers, who have shared the same city for the last 30 years, it is their first and only meeting.
March 29, 1827:
A large crowd gathers around the Schwarzspanierhaus in Vienna where the body of Beethoven lies. Among the spectators are many children, as school has been cancelled for the day. The authorities feel it necessary to call in soldiers to control the large number of people. Inside, nine priests bless the body and a chorale is sung. At 15:00 the procession to the church begins. A military band plays an arrangement of Beethoven’s funeral march from the Piano Sonata op.26. 15-20,000 people watch the procession take one and a half hours to go a little more than a block to Trinity Church of the Minorities. Johann Nepomuk Hummel (48), Carl Czerny (36), and Franz Schubert (30) are among the mourners. A carriage takes the coffin to Währing Cemetery where a funeral oration by Franz Grillparzer is read by Heinrich Anschütz, and the earthly remains of Ludwig van Beethoven are laid to rest.
April 16, 1827:
The Octet in F D.803 of Franz Schubert (30) is performed publicly for the first time, in the Musikverein, Vienna.
April 22, 1827:
Nachtgesang im Walde D.913 for male vocal quartet and four horns by Franz Schubert (30) is performed for the first time, in the Musikverein, Vienna.
May 6, 1827:
Im Freien D.880, a song by Franz Schubert (30) to words of Seidl, is performed for the first time, in the Festsaal of Vienna University.
May 16, 1827:
Two songs by Franz Schubert (30) to words of Pyrker are published by Haslinger as his op.79: Das Heimweh and Die Allmacht.
May 25, 1827:
Five songs by Franz Schubert (30) are published by Haslinger: Der Wanderer an den Mond, Das Zügenglöcklein, and Im Freien, all to words of Seidl, as his op.80, and Alinde and An die Laute, both to words of Rochlitz, as his op.81.
June 12, 1827:
Franz Schubert (30) is elected a full member of the Vienna Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde.
June 23, 1827:
Two songs by Franz Schubert (30) are published in the Zeitschrift für Kunst, Vienna: Trost im Liede D.546 to words of Schober, and the second setting of Wandrers Nachtlied D.756 to words of Goethe.
August 6, 1827:
Three songs by Franz Schubert (30) are published by Pennauer as his op.84 (later corrected to op.87): Der Unglückliche to words of Pichler, the second setting of Hoffnung, and the third setting of Der Jüngling am Bache, both to words of Schiller.
August 11, 1827:
Ständchen D.920 for alto, female chorus and piano by Franz Schubert (30) to words of Grillparzer is performed for the first time, at the home of Louise Gosmar in Döbling. Schubert was invited to attend but has forgotten about it.
September 4, 1827:
Franz Schubert (30) and Johann Baptist Jenger arrive in Graz from Vienna.
September 9, 1827:
A big charity concert in honor of Franz Schubert (30) takes place in the Landständisches-Theater, Graz, organized by the Styrian Musical Society, of which he is an honorary member. The proceeds go to help recent flood victims.
September 12, 1827:
Three Italian Songs for bass voice by Franz Schubert (30) to words of Metastasio are published by Haslinger as his op.83.
September 24, 1827:
Franz Schubert (30) and Johann Baptist Jenger arrive back in Vienna from Graz.
September 25, 1827:
Der blinde Knabe D.833, a song by Franz Schubert (30) to words of Cibber translated by Craigher, is published in the Zeitschrift für Kunst, Vienna.
December 6, 1827:
Franz Schubert’s (30) song Der Kampf D.594 to words of Schiller is performed for the first time, in the Musikverein, Vienna.
December 12, 1827:
Four songs by Franz Schubert (30) are published by Weigl as his op.88: Abendlied für die Entfernte to words of von Schlegel, Thekla: eine Geisterstimme to words of Schiller, An die Musik to words of Schober, and Um Mitternacht to words of Schulze.
December 26, 1827:
A Piano Trio, either D.898 or D.929, by Franz Schubert (30) is performed for the first time, in Vienna.
January 3, 1828:
Franz Schubert’s (30) vocal quintet Mondenschein D.875 to words of Schober is performed for the first time, in the Musikverein, Vienna.
January 10, 1828:
Gute Nacht, the first in Franz Schubert’s (30) song cycle Die Winterreise D.911 to words of Müller, is performed for the first time, in the Musikverein, Vienna.
January 14, 1828:
The first part of Franz Schubert’s (30) Die Winterreise D.911 is published by Haslinger.
January 20, 1828:
The Fantasy in C D.934 for violin and piano by Franz Schubert (30) is performed for the first time, in the County Hall, Vienna. The response is mixed and, programmed at the end of a long noon concert, many in the audience have left.
January 24, 1828:
Franz Schubert’s (30) Ständchen D.921 for alto, female chorus, and piano to words of Grillparzer is performed publicly for the first time, in the Musikverein, Vienna. See 11 August 1827.
January 28, 1828:
At the last Schubertiad in the Spaun house, a party to celebrate Josef von Spaun’s engagement, the Piano Trio D.929 by Franz Schubert (30) is performed, possibly for the first time. See 26 December 1827 and 26 March 1828.
January 31, 1828:
Franz Schubert’s song Ellens Gesang III D.839 to words of Scott translated by Storck is performed for the first time, in the Vienna Musikverein on the composer’s 31st birthday.
February 2, 1828:
Romanze des Richard Löwenherz D.907, a song by Franz Schubert (31) to words of Scott translated by Müller, is performed for the first time, in the Landhaussaal, Vienna.
March 14, 1828:
Three songs by Franz Schubert (31) to words of Scott are published by Diabelli, Vienna: Lied der Anne Lyle and Gesang der Norna as his op.85 and Romanze des Richard Löwenherz as his op.86.
March 26, 1828:
The first concert consisting entirely of the works of Franz Schubert (31) takes place in Vienna. Originally planned for 21 March it is changed to coincide with the first anniversary of Beethoven’s death. Songs performed for the first time are Auf dem Strom D.943 to words of Rellstab, Fischerweise D.881 to words of Schlecht, Der Kreuzzug D.932 to words of Leitner, and Die Sterne also to words of Leitner. Other premieres include the Schlachtlied D.912 for double male chorus to words of Klopstock, the Piano Trio D.929, and the first movement of the String Quartet D.887. See 8 December 1850.
May 10, 1828:
Franz Schubert (31) and Franz Lachner perform Schubert’s Great Fantasia D.940 in f minor for piano-four hands, for Eduard Bauernfeld, in Vienna.
May 30, 1828:
Two songs by Franz Schubert (31) to words of Schulze are published by Kienreich in Graz as op.90 (later corrected to op.93): Im Walde and Auf der Brücke.
June 4, 1828:
A Fugue in e minor D.952 by Franz Schubert (31) for organ or piano duet is performed for the first time, in the Cistercian Abbey Heiligenkreuz near Baden, by the composer and Franz Lachner, in the presence of several monks.
June 25, 1828:
Franz Schubert’s (31) Die Winterreise D.911 is performed in Berlin to derisive reviews.
July 11, 1828:
Franz Schubert’s (31) Moments musicaux D.780 are published as op.94 by Leidesdorf. Also published are three of Schubert’s songs to words of Goethe, as op.87 (later corrected to op.92): Der Musensohn, Auf dem See, and Geistes-Gruss.
August 13, 1828:
Vier Refrainlieder by Franz Schubert (31) to words of Seidl are published by Weigl as op.95.
September 1, 1828:
On advice of the court physician, Dr. Ernst Rinna, Franz Schubert (31) moves in with his brother on Kettenbrückengasse 6 in the Vienna suburb of Neue Wieden.
September 2, 1828:
Glaube, Hoffnung und Liebe D.954 for mixed voices by Franz Schubert (31) is performed for the first time, at the dedication of the recast bell at the Church of the Holy Trinity, Alsergrund.
September 16, 1828:
Im Frühling D.882, a song by Franz Schubert (31) to words of Schulze, is published in the Zeitschrift für Kunst, Vienna.
October 6, 1828:
Franz Schubert’s (31) song Glaube, Hoffnung und Liebe to words of Kuffner is published by Diabelli, Vienna as op.97.
October 31, 1828:
In the first sign that he is gravely ill, Franz Schubert (31) is nauseated by fish he is served at a tavern. From this point until his death he will eat almost nothing.
November 4, 1828:
Franz Schubert (31) takes his first lesson in a projected course in fugue with the noted theorist, Simon Sechter.
November 11, 1828:
Franz Schubert (31) takes to his bed in his brother’s small apartment.
November 12, 1828:
Franz Schubert (31) writes a letter to Franz von Schober telling him that he is so sick that has eaten nothing for eleven days. He requests more novels by James Fennimore Cooper.
November 14, 1828:
Now too sick to be attended only by his half-sister, Franz Schubert’s (31) family engages the services of a full-time nurse.
November 16, 1828:
Dr. Josef von Vering, a recognized expert on the treatment of syphilis, is called to visit Franz Schubert (31).
November 17, 1828:
Evening. Franz Schubert (31), on his deathbed since 11 November, becomes delirious and will remain so throughout tomorrow.
November 19, 1828:
15:00 Franz Peter Schubert dies in his brother’s apartment at Kettenbrückengasse 6, Wieden, Vienna, Austrian Empire, aged 31 years, nine months, and 19 days. Although he suffered from syphilis, the immediate cause of death is still unknown. The death certificate calls it a "nervous fever", perhaps typhoid fever.
November 20, 1828:
Dithyrambe D.801, a song by Franz Schubert (†0) to words of Schiller, is performed for the first time, in the Musikverein, Vienna.
November 21, 1828:
A funeral service for Franz Peter Schubert takes place in the Church of St. Joseph, Margereten in the presence of family and some friends. Franz von Schober gives the oration. Johann Baptist Gänsbacher, director of music at St. Stephen’s, leads the small church choir and some wind instrumentalists in some of his own music, along with one of Schubert. On a dark, rainy day, the mortal remains of Franz Schubert are laid to rest in Währing Cemetery, Vienna near those of Beethoven (†1).
November 27, 1828:
Widerspruch D.865, a vocal quartet by Franz Schubert (†0) to words of Seidl, is performed for the first time, in the Musikverein, Vienna.
November 27, 1828:
A requiem mass in memory of Franz Schubert takes place in St. Ulrich’s Church, Vienna. The Requiem of Mozart (†36) is performed.
December 14, 1828:
Franz Schubert’s (†0) Symphony no.6 D.589 is performed publicly for the first time, in the Vienna Redoutensaal.
December 23, 1828:
A well-attended memorial service for Franz Schubert takes place in the Augustinerkirche. This is followed by a Schubert concert at the home of Joseph von Spaun. Johann Micheal Vogl sings some of the composer’s last, unperformed works, including Die Brieftaube and Der Doppelgänger.
January 1, 1829:
The overture to the opera Fierabras D.796 by Franz Schubert (†0) is performed for the first time, in the Musikverein, Vienna.
January 30, 1829:
Mirjams Siegesgesang D.942 by Franz Schubert (†0) is performed for the first time, at a memorial concert on the eve of what would have been the composer’s 32nd birthday.
March 5, 1829:
Franz Schubert’s (†0) Hymnus an den Heiligen Geist D.964 for male chorus, soloists, chorus, and winds to words of Schmidt is performed for the first time, in the Landhaussaal, Vienna.
October 4, 1829:
Mass in E flat D.950 for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra by Franz Schubert (†0) is performed for the first time, in the Dreifaltigkeitskirche at Alsergrund, Vienna.
November 29, 1829:
Gott im Ungewitter D.985, a vocal quartet by Franz Schubert (†1) is performed for the first time, in the Vienna Redoutensaal.
March 21, 1830:
Kantate zu Ehren von Josef Spendou D.472 by Franz Schubert (†1) to words of Hoheisel, for solo voices, chorus and orchestra is performed for the first time, in the Landhaussaal, Vienna.
April 11, 1830:
Acts I & II of Lazarus, oder Die Feier der Auferstehung D.689, an oratorio by Franz Schubert (†1) to words of Niemeyer, is performed for the first time, in the Annakirche, Vienna.
April 24, 1830:
Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient sings Franz Schubert’s (†1) setting of Erlkönig for the poet, Goethe, who reverses his previous negative reaction to the work. “I have heard this composition once before, when it did not appeal to me at all; but sung in this way, the whole shapes itself into a visible picture.” (Schroeder, 25)
March 12, 1833:
String Quartet D.810 “Tod und das Mädchen” by Franz Schubert (†4) is performed publicly for the first time, in Berlin. See 1 February 1826.
March 24, 1833:
A setting of the Stabat mater D.383 (translated by Klopstock) for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra by Franz Schubert (†4) is performed for the first time, in Vienna.
February 28, 1836:
Hymne an den Unendlichen D.232 for vocal quartet and piano by Franz Schubert (†7) to words of Schiller is performed for the first time, in the Vienna Redoutensaal.
April 17, 1836:
Overture in D D.556 by Franz Schubert (†7) is performed publicly for the first time, at the Vienna Musikverein.
March 18, 1838:
Overture in D D.26 by Franz Schubert (†9) is performed publicly for the first time, in the Vienna Musikverein.
December 14, 1838:
In an issue of the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik dated today, Robert Schumann (28) writes glowingly of the soon to be published Impromptus D. 935 of Franz Schubert (†10).
January 1, 1839:
Robert Schumann (28) discovers the score of Franz Schubert’s (†10) Great C Major Symphony at the home of Schubert’s brother, Ferdinand. See 21 March 1839.
January 6, 1839:
Robert Schumann (28) writes to Raimund Härtel from Vienna, informing him that he has had several meetings with Ferdinand Schubert and has found many unpublished or unknown works of Franz Schubert (†10): “operas, four grand Masses, four or five symphonies, and much else.”
March 21, 1839:
Symphony in C major “Great” D.944 by Franz Schubert (†10) is performed for the first time, in the Gewandhaus, Leipzig, conducted by Felix Mendelssohn (30). The score was found three months ago when Robert Schumann (28) visited Schubert’s brother Ferdinand in Vienna. See 1 January 1839.
December 8, 1846:
Gesänge zur Feier des heiligen Opfers der Messe (Deutsche Messe) D.872 for chorus, winds, and organ by Franz Schubert (†18) to words of Neumann is performed for the first time, in the Annakirche, Vienna.
December 25, 1846:
Franz Schubert’s (†18) Kyrie in Bb D.45 is performed for the first time, as part of Ferdinand Schubert’s Mass in B flat, in the Annakirche, Vienna.
November 19, 1849:
The Symphony no.4 “Tragic” of Franz Schubert is performed publicly for the first time, in the Buchhändlerbörse, Leipzig on the 21st anniversary of the composer’s death.
November 17, 1850:
String Quartet D.956 by Franz Schubert is performed publicly for the first time, at the Musikverein, Vienna, two days before the 22nd anniversary of the composer’s death.
December 8, 1850:
String Quartet D.887 by Franz Schubert (†22) is performed completely for the first time, at the Musikverein, Vienna. See 26 March 1828.
May 18, 1851:
Franz Schubert’s (†22) male vocal quartet Naturgenuss D.422 to words of Matthisson is performed for the first time, in Vienna.
February 24, 1854:
Robert Schumann (43) tells Ruppert Becker, concertmaster of the Düsseldorf orchestra, that Franz Schubert (†25) appeared to him and sent him a melody.
June 24, 1854:
Alfonso und Estrella D.732, an opera by Franz Schubert (†25) to words of Schober, is performed for the first time, in Weimar conducted by Franz Liszt (42) on the birthday of Grand Duke Carl Alexander. Also premiered by Liszt is the Solemn Overture for chorus, organ, and orchestra by Anton Rubinstein (24). The composer received the commission six days ago.
December 27, 1857:
Gesang der Geister über den Wassern for male octet and strings by Franz Schubert (†29) to words of Goethe is performed for the first time, in Vienna.
October 7, 1858:
Die Einsiedelei D.337 for male vocal quartet by Franz Schubert (†29) to words of Salis-Seewis is performed for the first time, before the composer’s birthplace in Vienna.
April 3, 1859:
Franz Schubert’s (†30) Gebet D.815 for vocal quartet and piano to words of Fouqué is performed for the first time, at the Redoutensaal, Vienna.
December 18, 1859:
Sonata for piano duet D.812 by Franz Schubert (†31) is performed for the first time, by the Musikverein, Vienna.
February 1, 1861:
Franz Schubert’s (†32) Geburtstagshymne for vocal quartet and piano is performed publicly for the first time, in Weimar.
March 1, 1861:
Franz Schubert’s (†32) singspiel Die Verschworenen to words of Castelli after Aristophanes is performed for the first time, in a concert setting in the Musikverein, Vienna. See 29 August 1861.
August 29, 1861:
Die Verschworenen, a singspiel by Franz Schubert (†32) to words of Castelli after Aristophanes, is staged for the first time, in Frankfurt-am-Main. See 1 March 1861.
November 1, 1861:
Adagio and Rondo Concertante D.487 for piano, violin, viola, and cello by Franz Schubert (†32) is performed for the first time, in the Ludwig Bösendorfer Salon, Vienna.
February 23, 1862:
Franz Schubert’s (†33) String Quartet D.112 is performed for the first time, by the Vienna Musikverein, 48 years after it was composed.
March 15, 1863:
Der Entfernten D.331 for male vocal quartet by Franz Schubert (†34) to words of Salis-Seewis is performed for the first time, in the Redoutensaal, Vienna, 47 years after it was composed.
October 13, 1863:
The remains of Franz Schubert (†34) are exhumed and examined in Vienna. The biographer, Heinrich Kreissle von Hellborn reports that “His round, plump, somewhat swollen face; the low forehead; the pouting lips; bushy eyebrows; the stumpy nose; and the curly hair gave his head a moorish appearance...His stature was below medium size, rounded back and shoulders, the arms and hands plump, the fingers short.” The body of Ludwig van Beethoven (†35) is also exhumed.
November 29, 1863:
Franz Schubert’s (†35) String Quartet D.173 is performed publicly for the first time, by the Vienna Musikverein, 48 years after it was composed.
December 13, 1863:
Der Geistertanz D.494 for male chorus by Franz Schubert (†35) to words of Matthisson is performed for the first time, in the Redoutensaal, Vienna, 47 years after it was composed.
March 3, 1864:
A Sonata for violin and piano D.574 by Franz Schubert (†35) is performed for the first time, by the Musikverein, Vienna, 47 years after it was composed.
December 17, 1865:
Symphony no.8 “Unfinished” D.759 by Franz Schubert (†37) is performed for the first time, in the Vienna Musikverein, 43 years after it was composed.
March 1, 1867:
String Quartet D.703 “Quartettsatz” by Franz Schubert (†38) is performed publicly for the first time, by the Vienna Musikverein, 47 years after it was composed.
October 5, 1867:
Arthur Sullivan (25) and George Grove arrive in Vienna in search of the lost music to Franz Schubert’s (†38) Rosamunde.
January 5, 1868:
Parts of Franz Schubert’s (†39) unfinished opera Rüdiger D.791 are performed for the first time, in the Vienna Redoutensaal, 45 years after the music was composed. Also heard for the first time tonight is Sehnsucht D.656 for male vocal quintet to words of Goethe, 49 years after it was composed.
October 7, 1868:
Die Nacht D.983c for male voices by Franz Schubert (†39) to words possibly by Krummacher is performed for the first time, in front of the composer’s birthplace in Vienna.
December 13, 1868:
Adrast D.137, an unfinished opera by Franz Schubert (†40) to words of Mayrhofer, is performed for the first time, in the Vienna Redoutensaal, approximately 50 years after it was composed.
February 15, 1869:
Trio for strings D.581 by Franz Schubert (†40) is performed for the first time, in St. James’ Hall, London, 52 years after it was composed.
December 12, 1869:
Im Gägenwartigen Vergangenes D.710 for male vocal quartet and piano by Franz Schubert (†41) to words of Goethe is performed for the first time, in Vienna, 48 years after it was composed.
March 8, 1871:
Fantasia in c minor D.48 for two pianos by Franz Schubert (†42) is performed for the first time, by the Vienna Musikverein, 58 years after it was composed.
March 12, 1871:
Ruhe, schönstes Glück der Erde D.657 for male vocal quartet by Franz Schubert (†42) is performed for the first time, in the Vienna Musikverein. Also premiered is Tausend und eine Nacht op.346, a waltz by Johann Strauss (45).
March 29, 1871:
Die Allmacht von Franz Schubert for tenor, male chorus, orchestra, and organ by Franz Liszt (59) is performed for the first time, in Budapest, directed by the composer.
May 15, 1872:
A memorial statue to Franz Schubert (†43) by Karl Kundmann is dedicated in the Stadtpark, Vienna.
February 1, 1873:
Symphony no.5 D.485 by Franz Schubert (†44) is performed publicly for the first time, in the Crystal Palace, London, 57 years after it was composed.
June 23, 1876:
Gustav Mahler (15) wins first prize in the piano competition at the Conservatorium der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, in Vienna. He plays a sonata by Franz Schubert (†47).
October 20, 1877:
Symphony no.2 D.125 by Franz Schubert (†48) is performed publicly for the first time, in the Crystal Palace, London, 62 years after it was composed.
November 9, 1878:
Frühlingslied D.914 for male vocal quartet by Franz Schubert (†49) to words of Pollak is performed for the first time, in the Musikverein, Vienna, 51 years after it was composed.
December 12, 1879:
Des Teufels Lustschloss D.84, a Zauberoper by Franz Schubert (†51) to words of Kotzebue, is performed for the first time, at the Vienna Musikverein, 65 years after it was composed.
February 5, 1881:
The first complete public performance of Franz Schubert’s (†52) Symphony no.1 D.82 is given in the Crystal Palace, London, 68 years after it was composed.
February 19, 1881:
The first complete public performance of Franz Schubert’s (†52) Symphony no.3 D.200 is given in the Crystal Palace, London 66 years after it was composed.
April 20, 1890:
Enrique Granados (22) makes his official debut at Barcelona’s Teatre Líric, premiering Arabesca, selections from Danzas españolas, and Serenata española. He also plays music of Saint-Saëns (54), Bizet (†14), Mendelssohn (†42), Chopin (†40), Beethoven (†63), Mozart (†98), and Schubert (†61). The critics are enthusiastic about his compositions and his playing.
June 19, 1890:
Two sacred works by Franz Schubert (†61) are performed for the first time, in the Stadttheater, Eisenach, 61 years after they were composed: Tantum ergo D.962 for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, and the Offertorium “Intende voci” D.963 for tenor, chorus, and orchestra.
September 23, 1896:
Der vierjährige Posten D.190, a singspiel by Franz Schubert (†67) to words of Körner, is performed for the first time, in Dresden 81 years after it was composed.
January 20, 1897:
The Schubert (†68) exhibition opens in Vienna, eleven days before the one hundredth anniversary of the composer’s birth.
February 9, 1897:
Fierabras D.796, an opera by Franz Schubert (†68) to words of Kupelwieser after Büsching, von der Hagen, and de la Motte Fouqué, is performed for the first time, in Grossherzögliches Hoftheater, Karlsruhe, 74 years after it was composed and nine days after the centennial of the composer’s birth.
April 6, 1897:
After an elaborate funeral in the Protestant church of Vienna, including many musical figures from throughout Europe and thousands of mourners, the earthly remains of Johannes Brahms are laid to rest in the Zentral Friedhof of Vienna near those of Beethoven (†70) and Schubert (†68). In Hamburg, the composer’s birthplace, ships lower their flags to half-mast.
June 6, 1899:
The cortege carrying the body of Johann Strauss travels from his house in Ingelgaße, past the Theater an der Wien, the Musikverein, and the court opera. His mortal remains are laid to rest in the Zentralfriedhof near those of Beethoven (†72), Schubert (†70) and Brahms (†2). Among the mourners is Gustav Mahler (38).
April 13, 1907:
The singspiel Fernando, D.220 by Franz Schubert (†78) to words of Stadler, is performed for the first time, in Vienna, 92 years after it was composed.
May 9, 1907:
The allegretto movement of the Piano Sonata in e minor D.566 by Franz Schubert (†78) is performed for the first time, at the Beethovenhaus, Bonn, 90 years after it was written.
March 7, 1908:
Franz Schubert’s (†79) opera Die Bürgschaft D.435 is performed for the first time, in concert, in Vienna, 92 years after it was composed.
April 26, 1913:
Act I of Franz Schubert’s (†84) singspiel Claudine von Villa Bella, to words of Goethe, is performed for the first time, to piano accompaniment, at the Vienna Gemeindehaus Wieden, 98 years after it was composed.
January 18, 1924:
Two settings of Tantum ergo (D.461, D.730) by Franz Schubert (†95) are performed for the first time, at Aula der Universität, Berlin, 108 and 103 years respectively after they were composed.
September 30, 1924:
Das Feuerwerk D.642 for chorus and piano by Franz Schubert (†95) to words of Eberhard, is performed for the first time, in the Vienna Konzerthaus.
December 14, 1925:
Lied in der Abwesenheit D.416 for voice and piano by Franz Schubert (†97) to words of Stolberg is performed for the first time, in the Musikvereinsaal, Vienna, 109 years after it was composed.
June 9, 1927:
Der 13. Psalm (tr. Moses Mendelssohn) D.663 for voice and piano by Franz Schubert (†98) is performed for the first time, in the Burggarten, Vienna 108 years after it was composed.
May 6, 1928:
Franz Schubert’s (†99) singspiel Die Freunde von Salamanka, to words of Mayrhofer, is staged for the first time, in Halle, 113 years after it was composed.
October 12, 1928:
The Piano Sonata D.566 by Franz Schubert (†99) is performed completely for the first time, in Munich, 111 years after it was composed. See 9 May 1907.
May 7, 1931:
Sechs Deutsche Tänze D.820 for piano by Franz Schubert (†102) are performed for the first time, in the Musikvereinsaal, Vienna.
January 31, 1938:
Quell’innocente figlio D.17 for various voices by Franz Schubert (†109) to words of Metastasio is performed for the first time, in the Gemeindehaus Wieden, Vienna 126 years after it was composed.
February 9, 1938:
Grave and Allegro in c minor for string quartet D.103 by Franz Schubert (†109) is performed publicly for the first time, in Vienna 124 years after its composition.
December 13, 1948:
Overture for string quartet in e minor by Franz Schubert (†120) is performed publicly for the first time, in Town Hall, New York.
December 11, 1949:
Der Spiegelritter D.11, a singspiel by Franz Schubert (†121) to words of Kotzebue, is performed for the first time, over Swiss Radio 137 years after it was composed.
June 12, 1971:
Sakuntala D.701, an incomplete opera by Franz Schubert (†142) to words of Neumann after Kalidasa, is performed for the first time, in Vienna 150 years after it was composed.
February 14, 1974:
Several articles appear in China commenting on Ottorino Respighi’s (†37) Pines of Rome, played by the Philadelphia Orchestra in Peking last September. It is criticized as a “bourgeois work,” “weird and bizarre,” and indicative of the “nasty, rotten life and decadent sentiments.” Beethoven (†146) and Schubert (†145) are also attacked.
January 31, 1997:
Erlkönig, a fantasia for orchestra by Hans Werner Henze (70), is performed for the first time, in Paris in a concert celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Franz Schubert.
September 19, 1997:
Cram Jin Quotient for keyboard sampler by Annie Gosfield (37) is performed for the first time, at the American Opera Projects, New York. It is part of “The Alternative Schubertiade” held in conjunction with the 200th anniversary of the birth of Franz Schubert.