Schubert: Symphonies, Vol. 2 – Nos. 2 & 6 & Italian Overtures City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner

• Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, D. 125:
• 1Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, D. 125: I. Largo - Allegro vivace13:29
• 2Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, D. 125: II. Andante07:43
• 3Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, D. 125: III. Menuetto e trio03:02
• 4Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, D. 125: IV. Presto07:37
• Symphony No. 6 in C Major, D. 589 "Little C Major":
• 5Symphony No. 6 in C Major, D. 589 "Little C Major": I. Adagio - Allegro09:01
• 6Symphony No. 6 in C Major, D. 589 "Little C Major": II. Andante05:23
• 7Symphony No. 6 in C Major, D. 589 "Little C Major": III. Scherzo05:36
• 8Symphony No. 6 in C Major, D. 589 "Little C Major": IV. Allegro moderato09:00
• Franz Schubert:
• 9Overture in D Major, D. 590 "In the Italian Style"07:21
• 10Overture in C Major, Op. 170, D. 591 "In the Italian Style"06:51
• Total Runtime01:15:03

Info for Schubert: Symphonies, Vol. 2 – Nos. 2 & 6 & Italian Overtures

For the second volume in his Birmingham Schubert symphony cycle, Edward Gardner turns to the second and sixth symphonies. Composed between December 1814 and March 1815, the Second Symphony is not only a response by Schubert to the works of Beethoven, and especially the Prometheus Overture, but also strives to push the conventional symphonic boundaries, most notably in the extended exposition of the first movement. Completed in February 1818, the Sixth Symphony was the first to be titled Große Sinfonie (grand symphony) by Schubert, a mark of his growing confidence in his work in the symphonic idiom. The two overtures were composed at the same time as the sixth symphony, and are clearly modelled on the overtures of Rossini, whose music was all the rage in Vienna at that time.

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Edward Gardner, conductor

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