Symphony no. 7 "Unfinished" / Symphony no. 8 "The Great"

Album by Franz Schubert & The Classical Band & Bruno Weil

Symphony No. 7 "Unfinished" and Symphony No. 8 "The Great" are orchestral works by Franz Schubert, composed in 1822 and 1825–1826 respectively. The Unfinished comprises two completed movements that showcase song-like melodies, rich harmonic language and chamber-like textures pointing toward early-Romantic orchestral writing, while the Great is expansive in scale with broad thematic development and a fuller symphonic architecture that reflects Schubert's late-period advances in form and orchestration.

Symphony no. 7 "Unfinished" / Symphony no. 8 "The Great" by Schubert - album cover

First released: 1992

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Symphony no. 7 (8) in B minor, D. 759 "Unfinished": I. Allegro moderato
12:12
2.
Symphony no. 7 (8) in B minor, D. 759 "Unfinished": II. Andante con moto
8:43
3.
Symphony no. 8 (9) in C major, D. 944 "The Great": I. Andante - Allegro ma non troppo
11:41
4.
Symphony no. 8 (9) in C major, D. 944 "The Great": II. Andante con moto
13:04
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Symphony no. 8 (9) in C major, D. 944 "The Great": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio
13:35
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Symphony no. 8 (9) in C major, D. 944 "The Great": IV. Finale. Allegro vivace
11:23