Schubert: The 10 Symphonies

Schubert: The 10 Symphonies

After a first-movement fragment of a symphony in D major from 1811, Schubert completed six
symphonies from 1813 to 1818. Of these, the Fifth in B flat is a masterpiece of Mozartian grace,
and the others are fine works that show the young composer working within the confines of the Haydnesque model though clearly the shadow of Beethoven's first two symphonies is
cast over these early works. After the Rossinian No.6, something strange happened. Of six symphonic works he attempted from 1819, only one was completed: the Ninth Symphony in C
major 'The Great'. Schubert's painstaking attempts to become a major symphonic voice can be
experienced in the sketches realised with great skill and affection by the Schubert expert Dr. Brian Newbould.
Listening to the complete Scherzo from the fragmentary four-movement Symphony in D, D708, you can hear a trial run for the scherzo of the Ninth. The E major Seventh Symphony of 1821 is so very nearly the mature work Schubert was striving to perfect. Using the largest orchestra he ever composed for, it is an imposing piece with a haunting slow movement. The famous 'Unfinished' Eighth was probably completed in 1822. All that is lost to us is the trio of the scherzo; here Dr Newbould employed a contemporary Lied and the finale.
In 1828, after completing the Ninth, Schubert embarked on another D major work, D936a, his Tenth symphony. This three-movement work contains a slow movement of great beauty, inhabiting the bleak world of Winterreise, and foreshadowing Mahler. Newbould's realisations
provides a tantalising view of the symphonic landscape Schubert would have created had he not died at the age of 31.

Country	USA
Binding	Audio CD
EAN	8718247710331
Format	Box set
IsAdultProduct
Label	Newton Classics
Manufacturer	Newton Classics
NumberOfDiscs	6
NumberOfItems	6
PublicationDate	2011-01-25
Publisher	Newton Classics
ReleaseDate	2011-01-25
Studio	Newton Classics

Schubert: The 10 Symphonies

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