Günter Wand conducted the Cologne Gürzenich Orchestra for 35 years, promoting young composers and music banned by the Nazis.
Performer Biography
Günter Wand (1912-2002), the conductor on this album, was Germany's youngest general music director after World War II.
Interpretation
Günter Wand considered Schubert's music, like Mozart's, to be "a sort of proof of God's existence" due to its innocence and purity.
Performer Biography
Günter Wand was the antithesis of a globetrotting star conductor, concentrating on primary commitments like elevating post-war musical life in Cologne.
Recording & Production
Recordings of Günter Wand conducting the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra were not released during his lifetime to avoid competition with his other recordings.
Composition History
Schubert's "Great" C major Symphony D944 was not written in his final year, but likely begun in 1825/26, around the same time as the "Unfinished" Symphony.
Composition History
Schubert's Ninth Symphony was premiered in 1839 by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy in Leipzig, years after Schubert's death, after Robert Schumann discovered the score.
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