Michael Halász, the conductor on this album, began his career at the Munich Gärtnerplatztheater and later became principal Kapellmeister with Christoph von Dohnányi in Frankfurt.
Composer Biography
Franz Schubert, born in Vienna in 1797, was the fourth surviving child of fourteen and had his musical abilities fostered as a chorister in the Imperial Chapel.
Performer Biography
The Failoni Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1989 by young soloists of the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra and named in admiration of the Italian conductor Sergio Failoni.
Composer Biography
Schubert never held an official position in the musical establishment nor was he a virtuoso performer like Mozart and Beethoven.
Composition History
Schubert's Symphony No. 8, the 'Unfinished' Symphony, was written in 1822 but only two movements were finished and it was not performed until 43 years later in 1865.
Composer Biography
Schubert's childhood was dominated by music, as he played piano and violin, and his family had a string quartet.
Composition History
Schubert's Symphony No. 9, the 'Great' C major Symphony, was completed around 1826 but its public premiere was postponed due to its length and perceived difficulty, finally being performed in 1839 by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra conducted by Mendelssohn.
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