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Schubert: Symphony No. 5 - Brahms: Serenade No. 2 / Gardiner, Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique
$9.99
Details
- Composer
- BRAHMS SCHUBERT
- Artist
- Gardiner
- Format
- CD
- Label
- SDG
- Released
- Aug 31, 2018
- Catalog #
- SDG729
- UPC
- 843183072927
About
This is a disc of pure delight.
This brilliant release features a live recording of the Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique led by Sir John Elliot Gardiner performing Schubert’s Symphony No. 5 and Brahms’ Serenade No. 2 in A Major. The recorded concert took place in November 2016 inside the stunning acoustics of the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam. Schubert’s Symphony No. 5 was written mainly in September 1816 and was completed on October 3 of that same year just six months after the completion of his prior symphony. In character, the writing is often said to resemble Mozart; Schubert was infatuated with the composer at the time he composed it. Brahms’ second Serenade was written in 1859 and dedicated to Clara Schumann. The five movement work is scored for chamber orchestra, including double woodwinds but omitting violins, trumpets, trombones and percussion.
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REVIEW:
In matters of colour and timing, the playing of this early-Romantic repertoire has undergone its own revolution in the past 30 years. Under Goodman and Mackerras, even Minkowski, the Minuet of Schubert’s Fifth is neat but plain by comparison with Gardiner. Every phrase of the Andante is weighted and cherished. For its combination of tenderness, gravity and springtime joys, the performance may be set alongside Klemperer’s Philharmonia (with a first flute, Marlen Root, who has nothing to fear by comparison with Gareth Morris). The conclusion is quickly faded, but applause is retained after the Brahms. It’s a disc of pure delight.
– Gramophone
This brilliant release features a live recording of the Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique led by Sir John Elliot Gardiner performing Schubert’s Symphony No. 5 and Brahms’ Serenade No. 2 in A Major. The recorded concert took place in November 2016 inside the stunning acoustics of the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam. Schubert’s Symphony No. 5 was written mainly in September 1816 and was completed on October 3 of that same year just six months after the completion of his prior symphony. In character, the writing is often said to resemble Mozart; Schubert was infatuated with the composer at the time he composed it. Brahms’ second Serenade was written in 1859 and dedicated to Clara Schumann. The five movement work is scored for chamber orchestra, including double woodwinds but omitting violins, trumpets, trombones and percussion.
-----
REVIEW:
In matters of colour and timing, the playing of this early-Romantic repertoire has undergone its own revolution in the past 30 years. Under Goodman and Mackerras, even Minkowski, the Minuet of Schubert’s Fifth is neat but plain by comparison with Gardiner. Every phrase of the Andante is weighted and cherished. For its combination of tenderness, gravity and springtime joys, the performance may be set alongside Klemperer’s Philharmonia (with a first flute, Marlen Root, who has nothing to fear by comparison with Gareth Morris). The conclusion is quickly faded, but applause is retained after the Brahms. It’s a disc of pure delight.
– Gramophone
Tracklist 9 tracks
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1 I. Allegro 07:07
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Allegro
- Duration
- 07:07
- Composer
- Franz Schubert
- Ensemble
- Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
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2 II. Andante con moto 10:28
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Andante con moto
- Duration
- 10:28
- Composer
- Franz Schubert
- Ensemble
- Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
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3 III. Menuetto: Allegro molto 05:01
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Menuetto: Allegro molto
- Duration
- 05:01
- Composer
- Franz Schubert
- Ensemble
- Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
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4 IV. Allegro vivace 07:16
- Track
- 4
- Title
- IV. Allegro vivace
- Duration
- 07:16
- Composer
- Franz Schubert
- Ensemble
- Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
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5 I. Allegro moderato 08:55
- Track
- 5
- Title
- I. Allegro moderato
- Duration
- 08:55
- Composer
- Johannes Brahms
- Ensemble
- Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
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6 II. Scherzo: Vivace 02:30
- Track
- 6
- Title
- II. Scherzo: Vivace
- Duration
- 02:30
- Composer
- Johannes Brahms
- Ensemble
- Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
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7 III. Adagio non troppo 08:05
- Track
- 7
- Title
- III. Adagio non troppo
- Duration
- 08:05
- Composer
- Johannes Brahms
- Ensemble
- Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
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8 IV. Quasi menuetto and Trio 04:19
- Track
- 8
- Title
- IV. Quasi menuetto and Trio
- Duration
- 04:19
- Composer
- Johannes Brahms
- Ensemble
- Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
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9 V. Rondo: Allegro 06:03
- Track
- 9
- Title
- V. Rondo: Allegro
- Duration
- 06:03
- Composer
- Johannes Brahms
- Ensemble
- Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner