This work was written in 1812, immediately after the fifteen-year-old composer lost his place in Vienna's Imperial Chapel Choir due to his voice breaking.
[1] Schubert spent most of the August composing this work, his first ever composition for strings and piano, but abandoned it after finishing the first movement.
[2] Like several other of his works from this time, this piano trio movement was heavily inspired by classical models, partly reflective of Schubert's having begun lessons with Antonio Salieri, although Schubert was already giving the cello part a more emancipated role than in Mozart's piano trios.
"[5] The work comprises a single sonata form movement marked Allegro.
It takes approximately 10 minutes to perform The sonata form structure is notable[5] for a discursive exposition incorporating numerous themes.