Schubert began work on his Symphony No. 8 in 1822 but left only two movements ... the monumental symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Jean Sibelius, and Alexander Borodin; the ...

His gift for melody has, quite probably, never been equalled. When Franz Schubert’s musical talent began to emerge, though it was encouraged, there were no higher ambitions than that he should grow up ...