Schubert · Franz Schubert
Schubert Symphony No. 3 in D major
Age 18, a lively symphony written in a few weeks
- Key
- D major
- Composed
- 1815
- Duration
- about 25 min
- Movements
- 4 movements
- Instrumentation
- Woodwinds 2·2·2·2 · Brass 2·2·0·0 · Timpani · Strings
The story behind this piece
Schubert began this on May 24, 1815, at the age of eighteen, and finished it in a few weeks. It is shorter and lighter than the first two symphonies. The last movement races along breathlessly like a fast opera overture.
What to listen for
- 3rd movement, Minuet: accents on the off-beats make it deliberately jump with a "thump." The Trio is like a country dance (Ländler)
- 4th movement: a fast rush in the rhythm of the Italian dance, the tarantella
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