Composer: Franz Peter Schubert
Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Catalogue: 4863045
Release: 2022
Size: 1.45 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D759 ‘Unfinished’
01. I. Allegro moderato
02. II. Andante con moto
Symphony No. 9 in C major, D944 ‘The Great’
03. I. Andante – Allegro ma non troppo
04. II. Andante con moto
05. III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
06. IV. Allegro vivace
‘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’), released just in time for his 95th birthday on 11th July 2022. 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.