Symphony No. 4 (Schubert)

The Symphony No. 4 in C minor, D 417, is a symphony by Franz Schubert completed in April 1816[1] when Schubert was 19 years old, a year after his Third Symphony However, it was not premiered until November 19, 1849, in Leipzig, more than two decades after Schubert's death.[2] The symphony was called the Tragic (German: Tragische) by its composer.

  1. ^ Brown, A. Peter, The Symphonic Repertoire (Volume 2). Indiana University Press (ISBN 025333487X), pp. 598–603 (2002).
  2. ^ Signale für die musikalische Welt, 1849, p. 396: "Monday, November 19, 1849... Symphony in C minor by Franz Schubert. For the first time... a previously unknown symphony ..." (translated)