Schubert: Symphony No. 7 "Unfinished" & Franz Schuberts Begräbniß-Feyer, Roland Moser: Echoraum
6/11/2021, 6 Tracks, 1:00:39
Featuring
Heinz Holliger
Kammerorchester Basel
Franz Schubert
Roland Moser
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Recording & Production
This recording is a coproduction with Deutschlandfunk and SRF2 Kultur, featuring executive producers from both organizations and the Kammerorchester Basel.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Conductor Heinz Holliger believes that Schubert's early work, 'Franz Schuberts Begräbniß-Feyer', contains the seeds of his later masterpieces like the 'Unfinished' Symphony.
Composition History
Anton Webern, a serial composer, was commissioned to orchestrate Schubert's 'Deutsche Tänze' in 1931, a task he gratefully accepted.
Album & Artwork
This album is the final release in Heinz Holliger's Schubert cycle with the Basel Chamber Orchestra, conceived as a portrait of Schubert's life.
Compositional Technique
Schubert's 'Franz Schuberts Begräbniß-Feyer' is notable for its monothematicism, repeating a single sad melody throughout the piece.
Composition History
Schubert's 'Deutsche Tänze' were discovered in 1931, over a century after his death, in the archives of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna.
