Schubert: The 10 Symphonies

Schubert: The 10 Symphonies

Schubert: The 10 Symphonies
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Composer: Franz Schubert
Composer: Brian Newbould
Conductor: Neville Marriner
Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Edition: Music CD
Format: Box set
CD Release Date: 2003-03-11
Music Label: Philips
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Symphony No. 1 in D major, D. 82: 1. Adagio - Allegro vivace
  2. Symphony No. 1 in D major, D. 82: 2. Andante
  3. Symphony No. 1 in D major, D. 82: 3. Allegro
  4. Symphony No. 1 in D major, D. 82: 4. Allegro vivace
  5. Symphony No. 3 in D major, D. 200: 1. Adagio maestoso - Allegro con brio
  6. Symphony No. 3 in D major, D. 200: 2. Allegretto
  7. Symphony No. 3 in D major, D. 200: 3. Menuetto (Vivace)
  8. Symphony No. 3 in D major, D. 200: 4. Presto. Vivace
Music CD 2
  1. Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, D. 125: 1. Largo - Allegro vivace
  2. Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, D. 125: 2. Andante
  3. Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, D. 125: 3. Menuetto. Allegro vivace
  4. Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, D. 125: 4. Presto vivace
  5. Symphony No. 6 in C major ('Little C Major'), D. 589: 1. Adagio - Allegro
  6. Symphony No. 6 in C major ('Little C Major'), D. 589: 2. Andante
  7. Symphony No. 6 in C major ('Little C Major'), D. 589: 3. Scherzo (Presto)
  8. Symphony No. 6 in C major ('Little C Major'), D. 589: 4. Allegro moderato
Music CD 3
  1. Symphony No. 4 in C minor ('Tragic'), D. 417: 1. Adagio molto - Allegro vivace
  2. Symphony No. 4 in C minor ('Tragic'), D. 417: 2. Andante
  3. Symphony No. 4 in C minor ('Tragic'), D. 417: 3. Menuetto (Allegro vivace)
  4. Symphony No. 4 in C minor ('Tragic'), D. 417: 4. Allegro
  5. Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D. 485: 1. Allegro
  6. Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D. 485: 2. Andante con moto
  7. Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D. 485: 3. Menuetto (Allegro molto)
  8. Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D. 485: 4. Allegro vivace
Music CD 4
  1. Symphony No. 8 in B minor ('Unfinished'), D. 759: 1. Allegro moderato
  2. Symphony No. 8 in B minor ('Unfinished'), D. 759: 2. Andante con moto
  3. Symphony No. 8 in B minor ('Unfinished'), D. 759: 3. Scherzo (Allegro)
  4. Symphony No. 8 in B minor ('Unfinished'), D. 759: 4. Allegro molto moderato (from Rosamunde)
  5. Symphony in D major (sketch), D. 708a: 1. (Allegro vivace)
  6. Symphony in D major (sketch), D. 708a: 2. (Andante con moto)
  7. Symphony in D major (sketch), D. 708a: 3. (Scherzo. Allegro vivace)
  8. Symphony in D major (sketch), D. 708a: 4. (Presto)
Music CD 5
  1. Symphony No. 7 in E major (sketch), D. 729: 1. Adagio - Allegro
  2. Symphony No. 7 in E major (sketch), D. 729: 2. Andante
  3. Symphony No. 7 in E major (sketch), D. 729: 3. Scherzo (Allegro)
  4. Symphony No. 7 in E major (sketch), D. 729: 4. Allegro giusto
  5. Symphony No. 10 in D major (sketch), D. 936a: 1. (Allegro maestoso)
  6. Symphony No. 10 in D major (sketch), D. 936a: 2. Andante
  7. Symphony No. 10 in D major (sketch), D. 936a: 3. Scherzo (Allegro moderato)
Music CD 6
  1. Symphony No. 9 in C major ('The Great'), D. 944: 1. Andante - Allegro ma non troppo
  2. Symphony No. 9 in C major ('The Great'), D. 944: 2. Andante con moto
  3. Symphony No. 9 in C major ('The Great'), D. 944: 3. Scherzo (Allegro vivace)
  4. Symphony No. 9 in C major ('The Great'), D. 944: 4. Allegro vivace
  5. Symphony in D major (sketch), D. 615: 1. Adagio - Allegro moderato
  6. Symphony in D major (sketch), D. 615: 2. Allegretto

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Free Music Review: A fine set of the Schubert symphonies
Hit: 5 Stars

Schubert: The 10 Symphonies

I don't have a lot to add to D. Whittaker's excellent review of the Academy of St Martin-in-the-fields' recordings of the Schubert symphonic oeuvre. But to really appreciate the set of recordings to the fullest, one should also get the book "Schubert and the Symphony: A New Perspective," by Brian Newbould. Prof. Newbould has made a special study of Schubert's symphonies and is the one who has completed the Unfinished Symphony 8 and provided orchestrations of the sketches of Symphonies 7 and 10. His book devotes a chapter to each symphony and is intended to be read in conjunction with hearing recordings of them. Newbould's book can also be ordered through Amazon.com.

The most interesting music is on CD-5 of the set: Symphonies 7 and 10. Symphony 7 has a long, dramatic introduction that was completely orchestrated by Schubert himself, but the rest of the symphony is more like his earlier works than the masterpieces that followed. That may be partly a result of the way Newbould decided to orchestrate the part that Schubert didn't, but No 7 seems rather lightweight after such a portentous opening, although there are some beautiful Schubertian moments in the score. On the other hand, Symphony 10, which Schubert worked on right up to his untimely death, is a real gem. Schubert left piano sketches (with some orchestral notations) of only 3 movements, and it's unclear whether he intended the last movement to be a combined scherzo-finale (it's a sonata-rondo) or planned to add another movement. This movement is unusual in that it uses more counterpoint than any of his other orchestral works. But the most memorable movement is the second with its haunting double theme and plucked bass. On hearing it for the first time, I immediately thought of Bruckner!

One could probably find more impressive individual recordings of several of these symphonies elsewhere, but as a set these recordings are of consistently high quality. The Academy and Marriner tend to take tempi on the fast side, which generally suits me and, I think, is closer to what Schubert intended than some of the draggy tempi that one sometimes hears in the 8th and 9th. Occasionally, however, Marriner is too fast, for example in the first movement of the 10th. Schubert's marking is "allegro maestoso," but the way Marriner takes it, much of the maestoso is lost. By and large, though, his tempi fit the music well, in my opinion.

The recorded sound is generally excellent; the recordings were made in 1981-84. This is the only set of all 10 symphonies currently available. I recommend it for the serious student of Schubert and his symphonic output.
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