Before dying at a young age from tuberculosis, Jan Vaclav Vorisek wrote one great symphony. Franz Schubert also died young but was extremely prolific, while his compatriot Vorisek spent much of time studying and practicing law. Some compositions we now consider great were unheard or unappreciated during the composers' lifetime. Was it politics or fashion that Shubert never heard his 9th Symphony and Beethoven's Violin Concerto was revived after Ludwig's death by a 12-year-old violinist?

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