Description
Claudio Abbado Conducts Schubert's Complete 8 Symphonies, Rosamunde, and Grand Duo (5-CD Set)
Product Details
- UPC: 028942365124
- Product Type: Music CD Box Set (5 Compact Discs)
- Brand: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- MPN (Catalog Number): 423 651-2 GHS
- Conductor: Claudio Abbado
- Orchestra: The Chamber Orchestra of Europe
- Composer: Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
- Genre: Classical
- Style: Classical/Early Romantic, Symphony, Overture, Orchestral
- Release Year: 1988 (Copyright Year)
- Recording Type: Digital Recording (DDD)
Overview
This comprehensive 5-CD box set from Deutsche Grammophon presents the complete symphonic cycle of Franz Schubert, led by Claudio Abbado and performed by the esteemed The Chamber Orchestra of Europe. This cycle is celebrated for its fresh, vibrant approach, utilizing a chamber orchestra to bring clarity, textural transparency, and period-appropriate scale to Schubert’s nine (numbered as eight) symphonies.
In addition to the symphonies, the set includes the overture from the incidental music for the play Rosamunde and the "Grand Duo" Sonata for Piano Four-Hands in C major, Op. 140 (D 812), presented here in its orchestrated version by Joseph Joachim, which is often hypothesized to be Schubert's lost "Grand Symphony." This set is a vital collection for any classical music enthusiast, offering a dynamic and historically informed perspective on Schubert’s monumental orchestral output.
Product Features
- Format: 5 Compact Discs Box Set, Digital Stereo (DDD)
- Conductor: Claudio Abbado
- Orchestra: The Chamber Orchestra of Europe
- Repertoire:Special Note: This is the "First recording based on the autograph manuscripts" (Erste auf den Autographen basierende Einspielung), emphasizing a scholarly approach to the scores.
- The 8 Symphonies (including the "Unfinished" No. 8 and the "Great" No. 9)
- Rosamunde Overture
- "Grand Duo" (Orchestrated by Joseph Joachim)
- Award: Recommended by Evangelischer Musikrat (EMS).
- Manufacture: Printed in West Germany / Made in West Germany (Reflecting the 1988 issue date).
Interesting Facts
- The Grand Duo Hypothesis: The inclusion of the "Grand Duo" (D 812) in Joseph Joachim’s orchestration is particularly interesting. Many musicologists, including Joachim himself, believed that the "Grand Duo," originally for piano four-hands, was a reduction of a lost orchestral work—potentially Schubert's lost "Grand Symphony." Abbado's inclusion allows listeners to hear this theory realized.
- Period-Sensitive Performance: The use of The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, a smaller, flexible ensemble, aligns with the move toward historically informed performance practices in the late 20th century, providing a sound closer to what Schubert's audience would have experienced, especially in the earlier symphonies.
- The Rosamunde Overture: The overture to the dramatic play Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern (Rosamunde, Princess of Cyprus) is one of Schubert's most beautiful and popular works, providing a lyrical contrast to the symphonies.
- DG's Digital Recording: The set is noted as a "Digital Recording," utilizing the DDD (Digital Recording, Digital Editing, Digital Mastering) standard, which was the premium sound quality for classical releases in 1988.
Track Listing FRANZ SCHUBERT 1797–1828 8 SYMPHONIEN • 8 Symphonies • 8 Sinfonie
- Symphony No. 1 D 82
- Symphony No. 2 D 125
- Symphony No. 3 D 200
- Symphony No. 4 D 417 "Tragic"
- Symphony No. 5 D 485
- Symphony No. 6 D 589
- Symphony No. 8 D 759 "Unfinished"
- Symphony No. 9 D 944 "Great"
ROSAMUNDE · OUVERTURE (Die Zauberharfe • "The Magic Harp")
«GRAND DUO» (nach der Sonate C-dur für Klavier zu 4 Händen op. post. 140, als Symphonie instrumentiert von Joseph Joachim)
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe CLAUDIO ABBADO
Publishers
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon
- Copyright: ℗ 1988 Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg
- Manufacture: Printed in West Germany by / Imprimé en RFA par H. O. Persiehl • Made in West Germany / Fabriqué en RFA
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