Schubert: Symphonies nos. 5 & 7 'Unfinished'
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Symphonies nos. 5 & 7 'Unfinished'
Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado
[ Harmonia Mundi / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 2 June 2023
If the shadow of Mozart still haunts Schubert's Symphony no.5, the Seventh (in no way 'unfinished' in the eyes of its creator) already looks far into the future. Pablo Heras-Casado and the musicians of the Freiburger Barockorchester lead us towards that Romantic élan. Their flexible approach, keen and swift in the earlier symphony, making room for shadows and mystery in its successor, meets the challenge of bringing out the contrast between these 'two Schuberts', here more audible than ever.
"The Freiburger Barockorchester is an excellent period instrument ensemble. The sound is transparent and lean, winds and strings equally balanced, timpani played with hard sticks. While this surely reflects Heras-Casado interpretative ideas, it is also the sound and balance cultivated by the players themselves." ClassicReview
"The Fifth's vernal opening bars belie a brisk, bracing performance. Textures are clear, with clipped phrase endings. In the development, though, woodwinds nervously jump rests, pushing ahead. The Andante, simple and flowing, sings naturally. The taut, gripping Menuetto feels like a Beethoven scherzo, with a relaxed, slightly rustic Trio; the conductor alertly observes the mood pivots between phrases." Stereophile
Tracks:
1. Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D. 485 - I. Allegro
2. Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D. 485 - II. Andante con moto
3. Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D. 485 - III. Menuetto & Trio. Allegro molto
4. Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D. 485 - IV. Allegro vivace
5. Symphony No. 7 in B Minor, D. 759 "Unfinished" - I. Allegro moderato
6. Symphony No. 7 in B Minor, D. 759 "Unfinished" - II. Andante con moto
