String Quintet (Schubert)
Franz Schubert's final work for chamber ensemble, the String Quintet in C major (D. 956, Op. posth. 163) was composed in the summer of 1828, just two months before his death. Its first performance was on 17 November 1850 at the Musikverein in Vienna. It was not published till 1853. The work is considered by some to be one of the greatest compositions in all chamber music.
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