How was the world in Vienna in the early 19th century? How did Schubert see Beethoven, and Mendelssohn Schubert? Do listen to it!

Beethoven wrote the overture four times for his single opera until he felt contented with it. While Schubert penned his compositions fast and easy, he had hardly any opportunity to try his hand at stage composition, even though his Rosamunda clearly proves that he didn’t come short in musical talent. His Symphony No. 4 "Tragique" and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 "Destiny" have much in common, as if Schubert had put himself in Beethoven's skin. Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto in G minor can only rarely be heard, even though it is an extraordinarily glamorous piece that feeds on Schubert's musical style in many respects. However, Schubert himself never wrote a piano concerto.