This album was recorded using 24-bit / 96 kHz technology, which offers a dynamic range up to 48 dB greater and 256 times the resolution of standard 16-bit recordings.
Critical Reception
None of Schubert's symphonic music was known during his lifetime, with the 'Great' C major Symphony first publicly performed in 1839 and the 'Unfinished' B minor Symphony in 1867.
Composer Biography
Franz Schubert, despite a short composing life of eighteen years, began no fewer than thirteen symphonies.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Schubert subtitled his Symphony No. 4 'Tragic' and in it, he aimed to emulate the heroic tension of Beethoven's great works in the key of C minor.
Composition History
Schubert's first six symphonies, including Symphony No. 1 on this album, appeared between his ages of sixteen and twenty-one, charting his emergence through the styles of Haydn, Mozart, and early Beethoven.
Composition History
Schubert completed his First Symphony in October 1813, the same month he left the Imperial and Royal Seminary to pursue a career as a freelance composer.
Composition History
Schubert's opera 'Fierrabras' was commissioned for the Vienna Court Opera in 1823 but was not staged until 1897, after another opera, 'Euryanthe' by Weber, proved a flop.
