Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'The Great', D. 944
11/8/2019, 4 Tracks, 54:28
Featuring
Maxim Emelyanychev
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Franz Schubert
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Performer Biography
Maxim Emelyanychev is the Principal Conductor of both the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, featured on this album, and Il Pomo d'Oro.
Composer Biography
Franz Schubert, the composer, was younger when he finished his last complete symphony than Beethoven was when he produced his first.
Composer Biography
Schubert's early musical education included lessons from Michael Holzer, organist at his local parish church, and later from Antonio Salieri, a notable composer of vocal music.
Composition History
The 'Great' C major symphony, composed between 1825 and 1826, has been called the last Classical symphony.
Performer Biography
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra, formed in 1974, is one of Scotland's five National Performing Arts Companies and has an impressive catalogue of over 150 recordings.
Composition History
The 'Great' C major symphony is the only symphony Schubert completed in the last ten years of his life.
Performer Biography
Maxim Emelyanychev, the conductor, was born in 1988 to a family of musicians and received his fundamental education in Nizhny Novgorod.
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