HERBERT BLOMSTEDT & GEWANDHAUSORCHESTER - SCHUBERT: SYMPHONIES NOS. 8 UNFINISHED & 9 THE GREAT

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: 4863045
Barcode: 028948630455
Release Date: 08 Jul 2022
Genre: Classical

"The 94-year-old elder statesman of classical music " (The New York Times) joins forces with the Gewandhausorchester for a Schubert programme of Symphonies No. 8 (Unfinished) and No. 9 (The Great), to be released just in time for his 95th birthday on 11th July.

The choice of repertoire for his late debut with Deutsche Grammophon was quickly made: Herbert Blomstedt, at 94 the world's "longest-serving" conductor and still one of the most vital, chose Franz Schubert's last two symphonies, the "Unfinished" in B minor and the "Great" in C major. With the Gewandhaus Orchestra, which he presided over as Gewandhauskapellmeister from 1998 to 2005 and has since been closely associated with as honorary conductor, he had at his disposal an orchestra that is very familiar with Schubert's music.

Tracklist
1. Schubert: I. Allegro moderato [Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 "Unfinished"]
2. Schubert: II. Andante con moto [Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 "Unfinished"]
3. Schubert: I. Andante - Allegro ma non troppo [Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 "Great"]
4. Schubert: II. Andante con moto [Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 "Great"]
5. Schubert: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace [Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 "Great"]
6. Schubert: IV. Allegro vivace [Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 "Great"]

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