His efforts in opera were almost completely unsuccessful, chiefly due to the asinine libretti such as those used for Alfonso and Estrella, The Twin Brothers, and Fierribras.
His efforts in opera were almost completely unsuccessful, chiefly due to the asinine libretti such as those used for Alfonso and Estrella, The Twin Brothers, and Fierribras. The inventor of the form "Moments Musicaux", his chamber works include the Grand Duo Piano Sonata in C Major, a series of Impromptus, and Fantasy in F Major, but he is better knwon for works in another genre that include "Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel", "Hark, Hark, The Lark", and "The Doppelganger". FTP name this composer, one of whose lieder, "Die Forelle', formed the basis for the Piano Quintet in A Major named for it, The Trout.
His efforts in opera were almost completely unsuccessful, chiefly due to the asinine libretti such as those used for Alfonso and Estrella, The Twin Brothers, and Fierribras.
Franz Schubert