This CD release continues the Basel Symphony Orchestra’s ongoing Schubert series of all his symphonies. + Designed for a ‘big audience’, Schubert’s symphonies during his lifetime were, at best, only performed in the semi-public rooms of the Seminary and those of the amateur orchestra. + Not until barely a month after his death in 1828 did the first truly representative symphony performance took place – for reasons unknown that of his Symphony No. 6. + The renowned American conductor and pianist Dennis Russell Davies has been principal conductor of the Basel Symphony since 2009.