Coincidentally, I had a conversation with one of my piano students just this past week about how short his life was, and how much more of his music we would be enjoying if he had lived a longer life.......
Schubert's loss is just as great if not greater. The last 18 months of his life were of staggeting productivity and inspiration. Much more so then the work of Mozart's last few years with a few exceptions (The Magic Flute, the Requiem).