Schubert: Complete Symphonies

Staatskapelle Dresden;
Blomstedt, Herbert

94693

Bringing together all seven of Schubert’s completed symphonies, as well as the much-loved B minor ‘Unfinished’, this set charts the development of Schubert’s voice as a symphonist. His first six symphonies were composed between 1813 and 1818 for the orchestra at the religious school that he attended in Vienna. Although they could be considered to be apprentice works, and are clearly influenced by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and – in the case of the Sixth Symphony – Rossini, they are remarkable achievements for such a young composer, and the listener can hear some of the hallmarks of Schubert’s more forward-looking, romantic style, such as a bolder and richer harmonic language, beginning to emerge.

Works:

• Schubert: Symphony No. 1 in D major, D82
• Schubert: Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, D125
• Schubert: Symphony No. 3 in D major, D200
• Schubert: Symphony No. 4 in C minor, D417 'Tragic'
• Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D485
• Schubert: Symphony No. 6 in C major, D589
• Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D759 'Unfinished'
• Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C major, D944 'The Great'

CD x 4

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Brilliant Classics

13-11-2019

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