Schubert: Symphonies, Vol. 4

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Chandos
Release Date
March 14, 2025
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Franz Schubert
    • PERFORMER
      Mary Bevan, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 14, 2025
    • UPC
      095115535424
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CHSA 5354
    • LABEL
      Chandos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Die Forelle, D. 550 (arr. B. Britten for voice and orchestra)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Mary Bevan

      Conductor: Edward Gardner

    2. Rosamunde, D. 797: No. 3b. Der Vollmond strahlt auf Bergeshöhn, "Romanze"

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Mary Bevan

      Conductor: Edward Gardner

    3. Erlkönig, Op. 1, D. 328 (arr. H. Berlioz for voice and orchestra)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Mary Bevan

      Conductor: Edward Gardner

    4. Geheimes, Op. 14, No. 2, D. 719 (arr. J. Brahms for voice and orchestra)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Mary Bevan

      Conductor: Edward Gardner

    5. Im Abendrot, D. 799 (arr. M. Reger for voice and orchestra)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Mary Bevan

      Conductor: Edward Gardner

    6. I. Andante - Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Edward Gardner

    7. II. Andante con moto

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Edward Gardner

    8. III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Edward Gardner

    9. IV. Allegro vivace

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Edward Gardner


Edward Gardner's Schubert cycle concludes with the 'Great' Symphony No. 9 in C major. Having (remarkably) composed a symphony a year between 1813 and 1818, the onset of syphilis and it's intrusive treatment seemed to shake the composer's confidence as a symphonist - the Ninth is the only symphony after those first six that he actually completed. This is attributed by many to a wonderful holiday with friends in the high Austrian Alps that seems to have re-ignited his enthusiasm. The nickname 'Great' may originally have arisen to distinguish it from the 'little' C major Symphony (No. 6), but is apt, as the Ninth is on so much greater a scale than any symphony before it, which can run to almost an hour in some performances. The soprano Mary Bevan joins Edward Gardner and the CBSO in a selection of orchestral songs that complete the album. One was orchestrated by Schubert himself, the others are settings by Britten, Berlioz, Brahms, and Reger.