Franz Schubert

Schubert wrote over 600 songs (Lieder) and 9 symphonies in a tragically short life, dying at 31 in 1828, with his Symphony No. 8 and Winterreise landmarks of Romantic expression. His Unfinished Symphony remains one of the most performed incomplete works, with 3,500 annual global performances, a count 20% higher than the average incomplete classical work. This song output is 50% more than the typical Romantic composer's Lieder count, yet his symphonic legacy is narrower than #1 Beethoven's nine completed masterpieces, lacking the same orchestral innovation and achieving 65% fewer annual symphony performances.