Symphonies No. 4 "Tragic" & No. 5

Album by Franz Schubert & Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner

Symphonies No. 4 (D.417) and No. 5 (D.485) are orchestral works by Franz Schubert, both composed in 1816. The Fourth shows a darker, more dramatic minor-key character within a Classical framework while the Fifth displays lighter, graceful Classical textures, and together they mark an early stage in Schubert's symphonic development bridging Classical models and emerging Romantic lyricism.

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  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 4 in C minor, D. 417 "Tragic": I. Adagio molto - Allegro vivace
    8:57
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 4 in C minor, D. 417 "Tragic": II. Andante
    9:52
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 4 in C minor, D. 417 "Tragic": III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace
    3:16
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 4 in C minor, D. 417 "Tragic": IV. Allegro
    10:18
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 5 in B-flat major, D. 485: I. Allegro
    6:55
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 5 in B-flat major, D. 485: II. Andante con moto
    10:04
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 5 in B-flat major, D. 485: III. Menuetto
    5:04
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 5 in B-flat major, D. 485: IV. Allegro vivace
    5:35

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