Tuneful, tragical, threesome who sang their threnodies in their thirties itself

Mozart (35), the most famous of the three, is immortal for his 40th Symphony, which was even adopted for a Hindi film song by Salil Chaudhuri! Chamber Music & Operas also flowed from his facile pen.

Schubert (31), was in an even greater hurry to leave this world. His near perfect chamber music piece, "The Trout Quintet", is a unique work in having the double bass in a chamber ensemble. His "Unfinished" Symphony is arguably the greatest piece of incomplete art.

Mendelssohn (38), his music filled with "joie de vivre" as his first name Felix suggests, composed the "Italian" & "Scottish" Symphonies, not to speak of the unforgettable overture to "The Midsummer Night's Dream."