Because the fourth movement is a variation on one of the composer's earlier works concerning a particular creature, by what name is Franz Schubert's 'Piano Quintet in A major' better known?
Franz Schubert Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast oeuvre, including more than 600 secular vocal works (mainly Lieder), seven complete symphonies, sacred music, operas, incidental music and a large body of piano and chamber music. His major works include the Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 ("Trout Quintet"), the Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759 ("Unfinished Symphony"), the three last piano sonatas (D. 958–960), the opera "Fierrabras" (D. 796), the incidental music to
Piano Sonata in A major, D 664 (Schubert) Webster noted the particular A B A form of the first movement's first thematic group. Daniel Coren summarised the nature of the recapitulations in the first and third movements. Leo Black noted Schubert's reworking of the opening theme from the sonata's slow movement into his song "Der Unglückliche". Piano Sonata in A major, D 664 (Schubert) The Piano Sonata in A major D. 664, Op. posth. 120 is a sonata for solo piano composed by Franz Schubert in the summer of 1819. I. Allegro moderato A major II. Andante D major III. Allegro A major Well regarded among pianists, the