Recommended Schubert Pieces to Play on Piano (Beginner to Intermediate)

Franz Schubert, a leading composer of the early Romantic era, left behind an enormous body of work in his short life of just 31 years.

It goes without saying that he produced masterpieces that have gone down in music history across a wide range of genres: songs found in school textbooks such as “Heidenröslein” (Wild Rose) and “Erlkönig,” piano pieces like the Four Impromptus and Moments Musicaux, and symphonies such as Symphony No.

7, the “Unfinished.”

In this article, we’ve compiled a selection of Schubert’s many famous pieces that are relatively accessible for pianists, including not only original piano works but also songs that can be played in piano arrangements.

If you’re a beginner to intermediate pianist who finds the famous sonatas too challenging to tackle, start here and step into the world of Schubert!