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Schubert: Unfinished & Great Symphonies / Jacobs, B'Rock Orchestra
PENTATONE

Schubert: Unfinished & Great Symphonies / Jacobs, B'Rock Orchestra

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Composer
Franz Schubert
Artist
Tobias Moretti
Format
CD
Label
PENTATONE
Released
Aug 12, 2022
Catalog #
PTC5186894
UPC
827949089466

About

Multiple prize-winning conductor René Jacobs and the B’Rock Orchestra complete their Schubert cycle on Pentatone with the composer’s two most famous symphonies, the Unfinished and Great. In his extensive liner notes, Jacobs develops a theory that the B Minor Symphony did not remain “unfinished”, but was deliberately left unfinished, because Schubert shaped its two movements in analogy to Mein Traum (My Dream), an autobiographical narration in two parts, written in 1822, simultaneous to the creation of the symphony. While the first half of Mein Traum tells about his mother’s decease and his problematic relationship to his father, the second part enters a magical, Romantic realm, and eventually brings a reconciliation with his father. On this recording, the two parts of the narration precede the two movements of the Unfinished symphony, and are recited by Tobias Moretti. Jacobs argues that, after the dream-inspired Unfinished, the Great C Major Symphony, with its solemn character and sublime dimensions, served as a liberation for Schubert. Presenting these contrasting works forms a fitting apotheosis to a cycle that has been designed from the onset as a series of symphonic pairs. The players of the B’Rock Orchestra present these works on period instruments; transparent, but full of fire.

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 I. Andante - Allegro ma non troppo 16:06
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andante - Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    16:06
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    B'Rock Orchestra
    Conductor
    René Jacobs
  2. 2 II. Andante con moto 13:24
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante con moto
    Duration
    13:24
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    B'Rock Orchestra
    Conductor
    René Jacobs
  3. 3 III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace 15:59
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    15:59
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    B'Rock Orchestra
    Conductor
    René Jacobs
  4. 4 IV. Allegro vivace 15:40
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    15:40
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    B'Rock Orchestra
    Conductor
    René Jacobs
  5. 5 Part I: Ich war ein Bruder vieler Brüder und Schwestern 03:08
    Track
    5
    Title
    Part I: Ich war ein Bruder vieler Brüder und Schwestern
    Duration
    03:08
    Performer
    Tobias Moretti
  6. 6 I. Allegro moderato 13:28
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    13:28
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    B'Rock Orchestra
    Conductor
    René Jacobs
  7. 7 Part II: Und einst bekam ich Kunde von einer frommen Jungfrau 01:25
    Track
    7
    Title
    Part II: Und einst bekam ich Kunde von einer frommen Jungfrau
    Duration
    01:25
    Performer
    Tobias Moretti
  8. 8 II. Andante con moto 08:23
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Andante con moto
    Duration
    08:23
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    B'Rock Orchestra
    Conductor
    René Jacobs