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Which chamber works did Franz Schubert compose during the difficult months of 1824?
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Franz Schubert
Portrait of Franz Schubert, oil on wood by Gábor Melegh, 1827; in the Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest.
During the difficult early months of 1824, despite suffering from illness and a sense of personal failure, Franz Schubert composed three masterly chamber works:
- The String Quartet in A Minor
- A second string quartet in D Minor, which features variations on his song "Der Tod und das Mädchen" ("Death and the Maiden")
- The Octet in F Major for strings and wind instruments1