Composer: Franz Peter Schubert
Performer: Zsolt Kalló, Capella Savaria
Conductor: Nicholas McGegan
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hungaroton
Catalogue: HCD32794
Release: 2016
Size: 322 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D485
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andante con moto
03. III. Menuetto. Allegro molto – Trio
04. IV. Allegro vivace
05. Konzertstück (for Violin and Orchestra) in D major, D345
06. Rondo for violin and strings in A major, D438
07. Polonaise in B flat major, D580
On the new release of Hungaroton, Zsolt Kalló and the Capella Savaria conducted by Nicholas McGegan play Schubert on period instruments. “O Mozart! Immortal Mozart! What countless impressions of a brighter, better life hast thou stamped upon our souls!” – wrote Schubert in his diary a few months before he started composing his Symphony No.5.
There is a distinctly Mozartian aura to be felt in this piece although the romantic harmonies herald the beginning of a new era: the Concert for Violin and Orchestra, the Rondo and the Polonaise all display the characteristic traits of budding Romanticism.