Top 10 Hardest Schubert Pieces for Piano

Schubert is not known for his virtuosic writing but he is known for his difficulty. This arises from a combination of awkward and physically taxing textures with the requirement of clarity and precision only surpassed by Mozart. The challenges of balance, touch, and clarity are only enhanced with the addition of other instruments, which is why I made the decision to break my rule of not including chamber music. 10. Introduction and Variations “Trockne Blumen“, (7 ) 0:00 , An/Monn 1:11 , Nicolet/Engel 9. Sonata in D-major “Gasteiner”, (7 ) 2:20, Mvt.I, Artur Schnabel 8. Sonata in Bb-major, (7 ) 3:20 Mvt.I, Sviatoslav Richter, 7. Impromptus, (7 ) 4:47 No.3, Vladimir Horowitz 5:56 No.4, Maria João Pires 6. Erlkönig, (7 ) 7:14 Kehring/Kalpers 5. Sonata in C-minor, (7 ) 8:08 Mvt.I, Paul Lewis 9:15 , Maurizio Pollini 4. Piano Quintet in A-major “Trout”, D. 667 (7 ) 10:17 Mvt.I, Helmchen/Tetzlaff 11:14 Mvt.V, Helmchen/Tetzlaff 3. Fantasie in C-major “Wanderer”, (7 ) 11:59 Mvt.I, Leon Fleisher 12:44 Mvt.I, Seong-jin Cho 13:27 , Evgeny Kissin 2. Fantasy for Violin and Piano, (7 ) 14:31 Allegretto, Oistrakh/Bauer 1. Piano Trio in Eb-major, (8) 16:36 Mvt.I, Trio Wanderer 17:22 , Trio Wanderer 18:30 , Faust/Gabetta Honorable mentions: Sonata in G-Major , Impromptus , Sonata in A-minor, , Sonata in A-Major , Variations in F major,