Schubert's youthful symphonies were long dismissed as charming but derivative until 20th-century conductors like Sir Thomas Beecham and István Kertész revealed their unique qualities.
Performer Biography
Edward Gardner, the conductor on this album, was named Conductor of the Year by the Royal Philharmonic Society in 2008 and received an OBE for Services to Music in 2012.
Composer Biography
Franz Schubert, despite a short life, began thirteen symphonies and completed seven of them within his eighteen-year composing career.
Compositional Technique
The two Overtures 'in the Italian Style' on this album are clearly modeled on the typical form of a Rossini overture, including the use of 'Rossini crescendos' in the C major Overture.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded using 24-bit / 96 kHz technology, which provides a dynamic range up to 48 dB greater and 256 times the resolution of standard 16-bit recordings.
Composition History
Schubert's first six symphonies, including the two on this album, were composed between the ages of sixteen and twenty-one, showing his development by assimilating styles of Haydn, Mozart, and early Beethoven.
Critical Reception
None of Schubert's symphonies were known during his lifetime, except to local Viennese musicians who played through some early works.
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