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Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 9 - Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (Finale)

10/1/2015, 5 Tracks, 1:19:27

Featuring

  • Wilhelm Furtwängler
  • Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
  • Elsa Cavelti
  • Ernst Haefliger
  • Otto Edelmann
  • Berliner Philharmoniker
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Lucerne Festival Chorus
  • Franz Schubert
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

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Interpretation

Wilhelm Furtwängler believed that an interpreter must make music live through rigorous preparation and understanding, allowing for a small part of improvisation to keep the work alive and unique in each performance.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Unlike Beethoven, who used trombones sparingly, Schubert's Symphony No. 9 features trombones as essential members of the orchestra, playing throughout the piece and even having important melodic roles.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

During World War II, Wilhelm Furtwängler remained in Germany to defend German music, a stance he described as apolitical, but he later fled to Switzerland due to pressure from the Gestapo.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Wilhelm Furtwängler, the conductor on this album, was the son of archaeologist Adolf Furtwängler and grew up in a humanistically influenced home in Munich.

Source: Booklet

Critical Reception

Schubert's Symphony No. 9 was initially considered too long and difficult for amateur orchestras, and its public premiere was delayed until 1839, conducted by Felix Mendelssohn.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Wilhelm Furtwängler became the director of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in 1922, succeeding Arthur Nikisch.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Schubert's Symphony No. 9, 'The Great,' was largely composed in sketch in the summer of 1825, not in his final year as previously believed.

Source: Booklet

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