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Schubert: Complete Symphonies & Rosamunde / Boskovsky, Blomstedt, Staatskapelle Dresden


Release Date: 11/01/2019 
Label:  Brilliant Classics   Catalog #: 96044  
Composer:  Franz Schubert
Performer:  Ileana Cotrubas
Conductor:  Herbert Blomstedt,  Willi Boskovsky,  Horst Neumann
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Staatskapelle Dresden,  Leipzig Radio Chorus
Number of Discs: 5 
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Notes and Editorial Reviews

Brilliant Classics proudly presents the brand-new 5-album sets series: QUINTESSENCE, attractively priced compact box sets containing essential core classical repertoire in outstanding performances. Aimed at attracting both the discerning classical connoisseur and the classical newcomer it presents the pillars of classical music: Beethoven complete symphonies, Bach Passions, Schubert symphonies, Mozart piano sonatas, Telemann Tafelmusik, Vivaldi 4 Seasons plus concertos, Shostakovich string quartets, Dvorak symphonies, Grieg Lyric Pieces, and Haydn London Symphonies. World class performers include Staatskapelle Dresden with Herbert Blomstedt, Staatskapelle Berlin with Otmar Suitner, Klara Wurtz, Hakon Austbo, Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra Read more with Adam Fischer, Rubio Quartet and others. The fresh and colorful artwork is eye-catching while the booklet contains liner notes in English. A new series at an unbeatable price! The present installment features Franz Schubert’s Complete Symphonies and Rosamunde performed by the Staatskapelle Dresden with conductors Herbert Blomstedt and Willi Boskovsky.

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Excerpt from a review of a previously released edition of this set:


Blomstedt grinds out the menacing climax of the first movement development in the “Unfinished” as well as anyone, and in “The Great” C major Symphony he shapes an eloquent interpretation without a single dead spot, culminating in an overwhelmingly energetic finale.

– ClassicsToday.com (David Hurwitz) Read less

Works on This Recording

1.
Symphony no 1 in D major, D 82 by Franz Schubert
Conductor:  Herbert Blomstedt
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Staatskapelle Dresden
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1813; Vienna, Austria 
2.
Symphony no 2 in B flat major, D 125 by Franz Schubert
Conductor:  Herbert Blomstedt
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Staatskapelle Dresden
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1814-1824; Vienna, Austria 
3.
Symphony no 3 in D major, D 200 by Franz Schubert
Conductor:  Herbert Blomstedt
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Staatskapelle Dresden
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1815; Vienna, Austria 
4.
Symphony no 4 in C minor, D 417 "Tragic" by Franz Schubert
Conductor:  Herbert Blomstedt
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Staatskapelle Dresden
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1816; Vienna, Austria 
5.
Symphony no 5 in B flat major, D 485 by Franz Schubert
Conductor:  Herbert Blomstedt
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Staatskapelle Dresden
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1816; Vienna, Austria 
6.
Symphony no 6 in C major, D 589 "Little C Major" by Franz Schubert
Conductor:  Herbert Blomstedt
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Staatskapelle Dresden
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1818; Vienna, Austria 
7.
Symphony no 7 in E major, D 729 [sketches] by Franz Schubert
Conductor:  Herbert Blomstedt
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Staatskapelle Dresden
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1821; Vienna, Austria 
8.
Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished" by Franz Schubert
Conductor:  Herbert Blomstedt
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Staatskapelle Dresden
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1822; Vienna, Austria 
9.
Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great" by Franz Schubert
Conductor:  Herbert Blomstedt
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Staatskapelle Dresden
Period: Romantic 
Written: ?1825-28; Vienna, Austria 
10.
Rosamunde, D 797/Op. 26 by Franz Schubert
Performer:  Ileana Cotrubas (Soprano)
Conductor:  Willi Boskovsky,  Horst Neumann
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Leipzig Radio Chorus,  Staatskapelle Dresden
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1823; Vienna, Austria 

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review:  ( 1 Customer Review )
 Franz Schubert’s 9 Symphonies June 27, 2020 By Ira C. (Wyncote, PA) See All My Reviews "I wasn’t absolutely sure I needed all of Schubert's symphonies when I ordered these five discs, but after hearing them, I’m glad I did. They are glorious additions to my symphonic collection and I highly recommend them to yours. And the price certainly is reasonable; each disc averages out to cost only $3.00! Wonderful performances. Clarity of sound. The beauty of Schubert’s themes. All in all, marvelous music." Report Abuse
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