Schubert / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra: Schubert: Symphonies, Vol. 4 - SUPER-AUDIO CD

Mary Bevan: Schubert: Symphonies, Vol. 4 - SUPER-AUDIO CD

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Title:

Schubert: Symphonies, Vol. 4

Artist:

Mary Bevan

Label:

Chandos

Product Type:

SUPER-AUDIO CD

UPC:

095115535424

Genre:

Classical Artists

Release Date:

2025-03-14

Number of Discs:

1

Additional Details:

HYBRID SACD

Edward Gardner's Schubert cycle concludes with the 'Great' Symphony No. 9 in C major. Having (remarkably) composed a symphony a year between 1813 and 1818, the onset of syphilis and it's intrusive treatment seemed to shake the composer's confidence as a symphonist - the Ninth is the only symphony after those first six that he actually completed. This is attributed by many to a wonderful holiday with friends in the high Austrian Alps that seems to have re-ignited his enthusiasm. The nickname 'Great' may originally have arisen to distinguish it from the 'little' C major Symphony (No. 6), but is apt, as the Ninth is on so much greater a scale than any symphony before it, which can run to almost an hour in some performances. The soprano Mary Bevan joins Edward Gardner and the CBSO in a selection of orchestral songs that complete the album. One was orchestrated by Schubert himself, the others are settings by Britten, Berlioz, Brahms, and Reger.
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