Schubert: Complete Overtures, Vol. 2 / Benda, Prague Sinfonia

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
May 26, 2009
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      SCHUBERT, FRANZ
    • PERFORMER
      Benda, Prague Sinfonia
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 26, 2009
    • UPC
      747313032976
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8570329
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. Overture in D Major, D. 556

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Prague Sinfonia

      Conductor: Christian Benda

    2. Overture in the Italian Style in D Major, D. 590

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Prague Sinfonia

      Conductor: Christian Benda

    3. Overture in the Italian Style in D Major, D. 591

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Prague Sinfonia

      Conductor: Christian Benda

    4. Die Zauberharfe, D. 644: Overture, "Rosamunde"

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Prague Sinfonia

      Conductor: Christian Benda

    5. Die Zwillingsbruder, D. 647: Overture

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Prague Sinfonia

      Conductor: Christian Benda

    6. Overture in E Minor, D. 648

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Prague Sinfonia

      Conductor: Christian Benda

    7. Alfonso und Estrella, D. 732: Overture, "Rosamunde"

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Prague Sinfonia

      Conductor: Christian Benda

    8. Die Verschworenen (Der hausliche Krieg), D. 787: Overture

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Prague Sinfonia

      Conductor: Christian Benda

    9. Fierabras, D. 796: Overture

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Prague Sinfonia

      Conductor: Christian Benda


As this second volume of overtures shows, there really is quite a bit of little-known Schubert orchestral music. Perhaps the biggest discovery for many listeners will be the turbulent Overture in E minor, but there are more than a few substantial pieces here. The two Overtures in the Italian Style are delightful, and so true to their models, and all of the music here is very well played and recorded. Benda and the Prague Sinfonia deliver a particularly vivacious account of the Rosamunde Overture, just the opposite of the thick and heavy "German" approach that we so often hear, while Fierabras also has plenty of energy. The sonics capture the players very naturally, with nicely present woodwinds and excellent balances between brass and strings. No qualms here: Go for it.

--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com