Sir Thomas Beecham - Great Recordings Of The Century - Schubert: Symphonies nos. 3, 5, & 6 / Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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Artist: Sir Thomas BeechamConductor: Sir Thomas Beecham
Composer: Franz Schubert
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1999-05-04
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
- I: Adagio Maestoso - Allegro Con Brio
- II: Allegretto
- III: Menuetto (Vivace) & Trio
- IV: Presto Vivace
- I: Allegro
- II: Andante Con Moto
- III: Menuetto (Allegro Molto) & Trio
- IV: Allegro Vivace
- I: Adagio - Allegro
- II: Andante
- III: Scherzo (Presto) & Trio
- IV: Allegro Moderato
Free Music Notes for Great Recordings Of The Century - Schubert: Symphonies nos. 3, 5, & 6 / Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Free Music Review: Mesmerizing
Hit: 5 Stars
These performances are informed by a late 19th Century view of Schubert. Today, with perfromances available by Abbado and Halasz, we are used to the early symphonies of Schubert going by briskly with a lot of snap and elan. Beecham had a more expansive view of Schubert, even in works he wrote in his teens. The tempos in the middle movements of No. 3 and the last movement of No. 6 are quite slow, although, in fairness to Beecham, I have heard Sir Colin Davis and the N.Y. Philharmonic choose a similar tempo in No. 6 in a 1993 performance. Nevertheless, I never feel that Beecham's tempos drag. He always has a delectable touch with the woodwind phrasing or the violins' bowing that makes his interpretations delightful. Indeed, some people might not be accustomed anymore to hearing these works played by a full orchestra. All I can say is that their ensemble is stunning, and they play with verve and panache. Beecham always insisted that his Royal Philharmonic was the finest orchestra in the world, and on the basis of this CD it would be hard to disagree with him. The sound engineering in Symphonies Nos. 3 and 5 is superb, full, with lovely tone, and beautiful presence. No. 6 is an earlier recording, and the sound here is more passable than ingratiating. Still, whatever Schubert symphony CDs you have in your collection, you must consider adding Beecham's to them. His Fifth is even better than Bruno Walter's, which is the recording I grew up on and which I never expected to be surpassed.
Great Recordings Of The Century - Schubert: Symphonies nos. 3, 5, & 6 / Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Poster
Time has somewhat tarnished these once highly regarded recordings. EMI's early stereo engineering was hit and miss, and not even these new remasterings can fully tame the strident string tone and hollow-sounding tuttis. Yet the performances have many virtues, including rhythmic ?lan, well-chosen tempos, and winsomely characterized solo playing. Above all else is Beecham's flair for shaping and projecting melodies with a cute little accent here, a dynamic surge there, and enough felicitous turns of phrase to keep the listener smiling. It's true that other conductors have elicited leaner, tauter ensemble work from their musicians (Carlos Kleiber's Third with the Vienna Philharmonic, for instance, and Fritz Reiner's neatly regimented Fifth with the Chicago Symphony). However, if you desire this uplifting group of works on one well-filled disc (and who wouldn't?), Beecham has the field to himself. --Jed DistlerClassical Music CDs
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