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Composer: Franz Schubert
Orchestra: Dresden Staatskapelle Orchestra
Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt
Recorded: 1982-84
Label: Edel
Release: 2008
Format: FLACx4 (cover only)
FRANZ SCHUBERT
(1797-1828)
The Symphonies
Disc 1
Symphony No.1 in D major, D.82
I. Adagio - Allegro vivace
II. Andante
III. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio
IV. Allegro vivace
Symphony No.2 in B flat major, D.125
I. Largo - Allegro vivace
II. Andante - Var. I-V
III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace - Trio
IV. Presto vivace
Disc 2
Symphony No.3 in D major, D.200
I. Adagio maestoso - Allegro con brio
II. Allegretto
III. Menuetto. Vivace - Trio
IV. Presto vivace
Symphony No.4 in C minor, D.417 'Tragic'
I. Adagio molto - Allegro vivace
II. Andante
III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace - Trio
IV. Allegro
Disc 3
Symphony No.5 in B flat major, D.485
I. Allegro
II. Andante con moto
III. Menuetto. Allegro molto - Trio
IV. Allegro vivace
Symphony No.6 in C major, D.589
I. Adagio - Allegro
II. Andante
III. Scherzo. Presto - Più lento
IV. Allegro moderato
Disc 4
Symphony No.8 in B minor, D.759 'Unfinished'
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante con moto
Symphony No.9 in C major, D.944 'The Great'
I. Andante - Allegro ma non troppo
II. Andante con moto
III. Scherzo. Allegro Vivace
IV. Allegro vivace - Trio
On balance, this is probably the finest, most consistent Schubert cycle available. It has flown "under the radar" for many years now, owing to the vagaries of distribution and availability of (then) East German recordings, but hopefully it will remain around long enough for music lovers to take notice. Herbert Blomstedt is one of those self-effacing conductors who never made much of splash, even during his tenure in San Francisco, where he did some outstanding work (his Sibelius cycle for Decca particularly). His approach here--lively but elastic tempos, affectionate phrasing in the slow movements, incisive rhythms, and translucent textures--works magnificently well, but the star of the show, equally, is the Staatskapelle Dresden.
This orchestra, Germany's finest even when Karajan's Berlin Philharmonic was grabbing all of the (Western) headlines, has the music in its bones. Every section plays with distinction, especially the woodwinds, who lend so much character to the early symphonies and make something truly special out of "The Great" and "Unfinished". Or listen to the crisp elegance of the strings in the Fifth, or notice the always present but never vulgar trumpets and drums (even in the First and Second). These truly are performances where the interpretation simply vanishes into the natural, effortless flow of the music, and if that isn't a "classical" ideal then nothing is. The sonics, a touch shallow by the best modern standards but otherwise perfectly fine, have held up well. Essential.
--David Hurwitz@ClassicsToday.com
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舒伯特:B小调第8交响曲, D.759 “未完成” - 第1乐章(布洛姆施泰德) |
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