Symphonies nos. 5, 8 "Unfinished" and 9 "Great"

Album by Franz Schubert & Philharmonia Cassovia & Johannes Wildner

Symphonies nos. 5, 8 and 9 by Franz Schubert are orchestral works composed between 1816 and 1826. They trace Schubert's progression from Classical clarity and chamber-like transparency towards a broader, more Romantic orchestral language characterised by long-breathed melodies, adventurous harmonies and increased structural scale that helped shape the early 19th-century symphonic repertoire.
First released: 1996

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 9 "Great": Andante - Allegro ma non troppo
    15:56
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 5 in B-flat major, D. 485: Allegro
    6:45
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 9 "Great": Andante con moto
    14:38
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 5 in B-flat major, D. 485: Andante con moto
    8:28
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 5 in B-flat major, D. 485: Menuetto
    6:13
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 9 "Great": Scherzo
    17:23
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 9 "Great": Finale. Allegro vivace
    15:40
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 5 in B-flat major, D. 485: Allegro vivace
    8:12
  9. 9.
    Symphony no. 8 in B minor "Unfinished", D. 759: Allegro moderato
    12:37
  10. 10.
    Symphony no. 8 in B minor "Unfinished", D. 759: Andante con moto
    9:36
  11. 11.
    Rosamunde: Overture
    9:49
  12. 12.
    Rosamunde: Ballet Music no. 1
    6:14

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