Schubert: Symphony No. 8 'Unfinished'

RCA: 88697953352

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RCA

Catalogue No:

88697953352

Series:

David Zinman Schubert Symphonies

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Release date:

14th Nov 2011

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0886979533523

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Schubert: Symphony No. 8 'Unfinished'

Schubert:

Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D759 'Unfinished'

Rondo for violin and strings in A major, D438

Konzertstück (for Violin and Orchestra) in D major, D345

Polonaise in B flat major, D580

Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, David Zinman

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play Schubert: Symphony #8 In B Minor, D 759, "Unfinished" - 1. Allegro Moderato

play Schubert: Symphony #8 In B Minor, D 759, "Unfinished" - 2. Andante Con Moto

play Schubert: Rondo In A, D 438

play Schubert: Polonaise In B Flat For Violin & Orchestra, D 580

play Schubert: Concertstück In D, D 345

5th February 2012	“a beautifully warm and serene performance under David Zinman, with little touches of ornamentation in the solo clarinet part.”
28th January 2012 ****	“relish the Tonhalle Orchestra’s zesty, tradition-challenging performance under David Zinman, who treats the symphony as a turbulent tone-poem. The thrust of the first movement; the cheeky ornamentation of the second movement’s woodwind themes: all this will be hotly debated.”
17th February 2012 ***	“”
The Independent on Sunday 11th March 2012	“Zinman's Mahler and Beethoven cycles with the Tonhalle exemplify the "third way" in historically informed performance practice. The trend continues in his ongoing Schubert cycle. The haze of foreboding is absent, the tempi brisk, with judicious decoration of the oboe and clarinet solos in the second movement.”
June 2012	“Zinman, ever ready to turn tradition on its head, stresses its Classical lineage, outgunning even such period practitioners as Mackerras and Norrington...in athletic swiftness and textural transparency. The Zurichers' string sonority is slender without being dessicated, phrasing is crisp and clear-cut, with Schubert's accents sharply pointed.”
June 2012	“There's plenty to like about his approach including light, airy textures and an obvious relish of some of the works' drama. There are also some unusual features to this recording, not least the added ornamentation of the oboe and clarinet parts in the second movement which I found delightful...Zinman's way with the 'Unfinished' may be a shade too objective and cool-headed for my taste, but he's a musician whose recordings are always worth hearing.”