Schubert - The Symphonies
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Label: ICA Classics
Cat No: ICAC5160
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 4
Genre: Orchestral
Release Date: 30th October 2020
Contents
Works
Symphony no.1 in D major, D82Symphony no.2 in B flat major, D125
Symphony no.3 in D major, D200
Symphony no.4 in C minor, D417 'Tragic'
Symphony no.5 in B flat major, D485
Symphony no.6 in C major, D589
Symphony no.8 in B minor, D759 'Unfinished'
Symphony no.9 in C major, D944 'Great'
Artists
Chamber Orchestra of EuropeConductor
Nikolaus HarnoncourtWorks
Symphony no.1 in D major, D82Symphony no.2 in B flat major, D125
Symphony no.3 in D major, D200
Symphony no.4 in C minor, D417 'Tragic'
Symphony no.5 in B flat major, D485
Symphony no.6 in C major, D589
Symphony no.8 in B minor, D759 'Unfinished'
Symphony no.9 in C major, D944 'Great'
Artists
Chamber Orchestra of EuropeConductor
Nikolaus HarnoncourtAbout
Harnoncourt was a notable and perhaps controversial Schubertian who, with his favourite orchestra, set about examining everything afresh. The players he worked with in 1988 talk about the way he changed their perceptions, of discovering Schubert’s work for themselves, ignoring the accretions of previous performance tradition. Harnoncourt wanted Schubert’s music to be on the edge, to rebuild it, testing and evaluating the contribution of each instrument and for the players to take as many risks as they wanted.
Dane Roberts, the COE’s double bass player, recounted: ‘Harnoncourt’s strong roots in both Vienna and Graz influenced and enabled his musical insights and vision. He presented to us dimensions of these masterpieces we had not considered or did not know (or at least recognise)’.
Sally Pendlebury, cello, recalled: ‘The Schubert Symphonies was my first ever project with Nikolaus Harnoncourt. To say it completely changed my musical life would in no way be an overstatement’.
The Schubert Symphonies are all ‘live’ performances, beautifully recorded by the ORF (Austrian Radio), creating an extra degree of spontaneity and atmosphere compared to studio recordings. The feeling of being at the Styriarte Festival in Graz is tangible.
These recordings have never before been published.
The 4-CD set is luxuriously packaged in a clamshell boxwith individual wallets containing full details of tracks, dates and venues, together with a 24-page booklet complete with rare photographs, an essay from Simon Mundy interspersed with anecdotes and memories from COE players from the July 1988 concerts.
Technical supervision has been carried out by Paul Baily (Re: Sound & Abbey Road) with the aid of Christian Eisenberger, a COE player, to create the exact sound of the concerts.
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