Schubert: Symphony No. 9

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Editor's Choice - April 2011

SOMMB29

14th Feb 2011

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Delius:	In a Summer Garden
Schubert:	Symphony No. 9 in C major, D944 'The Great'
Wagner:	Rienzi Overture

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This new release in the SOMM Beecham Collection series coincides with the Beecham 50th anniversary this month.

Schubert’s Symphony No.9 was never recorded commercially by Beecham, so this live performance is valuable document which will have worldwide appeal.

The Schubert was recorded in 1955 at the Royal Festival Hall.

play RIENZI Overture

play Delius In A Summer Garden

play Schubert Symphony No.9 1. Andante- Allegro Ma Non Troppo

play Schubert Symphony No.9 2. Andante Con Moto

play Schubert Symphony No.9 3. Scherzo Allegro Vivace, Trio

play Schubert Symphony No.9 4.Allegro Vivace

27th February 2011 *****	“The Delius...is the pearl - the finest account of this mighty work I have ever heard. Never has the music’s rhythmic force and intensity seemed so overwhelming. Yet equally remarkable is the performance’s beauty: the second movement’s F major episode is wonderfully tender. Beecham never made a studio recording of the great C major, but now we have it.”
April 2011	“a very worthwhile addition to the discographies of both Beecham and Schubert. The Rienzi Overture that opens the programme is bold, bullish and bursting with energy...this concert performance becomes a summer garden and the musically evocative phrasing is 100 per cent what Beecham was about. Wonderful!”
CD Review April 2011	“wonderful moments in [the Schubert]…accelerating excitement…monumental effect as a performance overall…”
April 2011	“his famous capacity for taking a mediocre piece of music and making it seem great could not be better demonstrated than it is in the Rienzi Overture...In a Summer Garden here has the magical quality of the best Beecham performances, when the players rather than the conductor seem to be leading, even inventing, the music as it unfolds.”
23rd April 2011 ****	“Sir Thomas Beecham’s performances with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra may come from another era (mono sound, old-fashioned style), but they convey an electricity and musicianship that most of today’s high-tech recordings lack.”