Schubert - Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9
Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard
Here's an excitingly combative, and ultimately very plausible new look at Schubert...Dausgaard somehow manages to approach the surviving two movements of Schubert's B minor Symphony as though...
Schubert - Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9
Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard
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Here's an excitingly combative, and ultimately very plausible new look at Schubert...Dausgaard somehow manages to approach the surviving two movements of Schubert's B minor Symphony as though...
About
BIS releases the next in their ‘Opening Doors’ series in which Thomas Dausgaard and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra make a case for performing 19th-century symphonic works with a chamber ensemble. They have previously recorded Schumann’s symphonies as well as a recording of Dvorák’s Sixth and Ninth Symphonies. This disc now features the final works in Franz Schubert’s symphonic genre both of which are arguably the most celebrated of all Schubert symphonies.
Contents and tracklist
Work length20:46
- Swedish Chamber Orchestra
- Thomas Dausgaard
- Recorded: October 2006
- Recording Venue: Orebro Concert Hall, Sweden
I. Allegro moderato
Track length11:13
II. Andante con moto
Track length9:33
Work length58:29
- Swedish Chamber Orchestra
- Thomas Dausgaard
- Recorded: December 2007
- Recording Venue: Orebro Concert Hall, Sweden
I. Andante - Allegro ma non troppo
Track length14:48
II. Andante con moto
Track length14:02
III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Track length13:48
IV. Finale. Allegro vivace
Track length15:51
Awards and reviews
July 2010
Here's an excitingly combative, and ultimately very plausible new look at Schubert...Dausgaard somehow manages to approach the surviving two movements of Schubert's B minor Symphony as though we didn't all know that it remained 'unfinished'...For once it was hard not to regret the absence of an energetic scherzo or finale
August 2010
In this issue, helped also by the clean BIS recording, textures are transparent and attack crisp...A disc that may disconcert some Schubertians but which, very well recorded, offers a consistently refreshing view of both masterpieces.
7th May 2010
This excellent Swedish orchestra performs Schubert’s last two symphonies the modern way, with faster tempos, punchier accents and a leaner sound. The result is like having a layer of varnish removed from a much-loved painting.
