Schubert: The Symphonies / Maazel, Bavarian Radio

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Label
BR Klassik
Release Date
April 30, 2013
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      SCHUBERT, FRANZ
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    • PERFORMER
      Leitung Lorin Maazel
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 30, 2013
    • UPC
      4035719007121
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      900712
    • LABEL
      BR Klassik
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      3
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Adagio - Allegro vivace

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel

    2. II. Andante

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel

    3. III. Menuetto: Allegretto

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel

    4. IV. Allegro vivace

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel

    5. I. Largo - Allegro vivace

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel

    6. II. Andante

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel

    7. III. Menuetto: Allegro vivace

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel

    8. IV. Presto vivace

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel

    9. I. Adagio - Allegro

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel

    10. II. Andante

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel

    11. III. Scherzo: Presto

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel

    12. IV. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel

    13. I. Adagio maestoso - Allegro con brio

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel

    14. II. Allegretto

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel

    15. III. Menuetto: Vivace

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel

    16. IV. Presto vivace

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel

    17. I. Adagio molto - Allegro vivace

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel

    18. II. Andante

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel

    19. III. Menuetto: Allegro vivace

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel

    20. IV. Allegro

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel

    21. I. Allegro

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel

    22. II. Andante con moto

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel

    23. III. Menuetto: Allegro molto

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel

    24. IV. Allegro vivace

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel

    25. I. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel

    26. II. Andante con moto

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel

    27. I. Andante - Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel

    28. II. Andante con moto

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel

    29. III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel

    30. IV. Allegro vivace

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Lorin Maazel


"[T]he first three symphonies are treated to exuberant readings, with lots of Haydnesque brio, except in the slow movements, where Schubert’s lyricism comes to the fore. Maazel and company change gears very comfortably, shifting in the Second Symphony from the boisterous ebullience of the first movement to the tender naïveté of the following Andante. And back again, in the propulsive Menuetto and Presto vivace finale. I’m happy that my favorite among the first six, No. 3, receives a model performance, from the hushed, feathery violin figures in the Adagio maestoso introduction to the breakneck Presto vivace finale. Maazel makes all the right moves as far as I’m concerned, and I’m as happy with this performance as with any on disc...

Schubert’s last two symphonies, with their grander gestures and grander orchestral palette, actually sound just a bit small-scale in these performances, and I think that reflects an interpretive trend rather than any outright lack on the part of conductor or orchestra. Basically, these are excellent readings, fully idiomatic, without an ounce of extraneous rubato or other grandstanding gestures that conductors often impose on this music, especially the Great C Major. The comparative lightness of texture in Maazel’s interpretation recalls recent performances I’ve heard by the likes of the Northern Sinfonia under Thomas Zehetmair (Avie) and the Budapest Festival Orchestra under Ivan Fischer (Channel Classics). A far cry from one of my favorites of another era, Georg Solti leading a hefty Vienna Philharmonic (Decca). Both approaches seem valid to me. Certainly, Maazel brings great nobility to this score; the sense of momentum with which he invests the last movement makes this the worthy high point of the set.

The Bavarian orchestra plays with expected fervor but with great discipline as well; in fact, you could be forgiven if in a blind test you thought these performances were set down in a studio—at least before you heard the applause at the end of each symphony. And except for the usual balance problem here and there, the recordings are quite good. There are a number of fine recordings of the eight Schubert symphonies available; I now count Maazel’s among them.

—Lee Passarella, Audiophile Audition