Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducts Schubert

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As far as the symphonies are concerned, Harnoncourt maintains and even intensifies his quest for textual purity already established in his cycle withthe Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra...Yet the... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2015, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 8th Jun 2015
Catalogue No: BPHR150061
Label: Berliner Philharmoniker
Length: 8 hours 32 minutes

Presto Recordings of the Year

Finalist 2015

Schubert: Symphony No. 1 in D major, D82

Work length24:30

$4.20

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$6.10

Berliner Philharmoniker
Nikolaus Harnoncourt

I. Adagio – Allegro vivace

Track length9:28

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II. Andante

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III. Menuetto. Allegretto – Trio

Track length3:54

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IV. Allegro vivace

Track length5:52

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Schubert: Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, D125

Work length35:24

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Berliner Philharmoniker
Nikolaus Harnoncourt

I. Largo – Allegro vivace

Track length14:42

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II. Andante

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III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace – Trio

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IV. Presto vivace

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Schubert: Symphony No. 3 in D major, D200

Work length24:53

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Berliner Philharmoniker
Nikolaus Harnoncourt

I. Adagio maestoso – Allegro con brio

Track length10:08

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II. Allegretto

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III. Menuetto. Vivace – Trio

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IV. Presto vivace

Track length6:41

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Schubert: Symphony No. 4 in C minor, D417 'Tragic'

Work length33:05

$5.00

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Berliner Philharmoniker
Nikolaus Harnoncourt

I. Adagio molto – Allegro vivace

Track length10:07

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II. Andante

Track length8:27

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III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace – Trio

Track length3:51

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IV. Allegro

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Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D485

Work length30:42

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Berliner Philharmoniker
Nikolaus Harnoncourt

I. Allegro

Track length7:55

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II. Andante con moto

Track length9:32

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III. Menuetto. Allegro molto – Trio

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IV. Allegro vivace

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Schubert: Symphony No. 6 in C major, D589

Work length35:36

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Berliner Philharmoniker
Nikolaus Harnoncourt

I. Adagio – Allegro

Track length10:45

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II. Andante

Track length6:28

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III. Scherzo. Presto – Trio. Più lento

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IV. Allegro moderato

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

Work length29:58

Album only

Berliner Philharmoniker
Nikolaus Harnoncourt

I. Allegro moderato

Track length17:14

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II. Andante con moto

Track length12:44

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Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C major, D944 'The Great'

Work length58:58

Album only

Berliner Philharmoniker
Nikolaus Harnoncourt

I. Andante – Allegro ma non troppo

Track length16:29

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II. Andante con moto

Track length15:15

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III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace – Trio

Track length15:20

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IV. Finale. Allegro vivace

Track length11:54

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Schubert: Mass No. 5 in A flat major, D678

Work length50:13

Album only

Christian Gerhaher (soloist), Kurt Streit (soloist), Luba Orgonasova (soloist), Birgit Remmert (soloist)
Rundfunkchor Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker
Nikolaus Harnoncourt

I. Kyrie

Track length7:07

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II. Gloria

Track length16:18

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III. Credo

Track length12:09

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IV. Sanctus

Track length3:01

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V. Benedictus

Track length4:12

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VI. Agnus Dei

Track length7:26

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Schubert: Mass No. 6 in E flat major, D950

Work length52:00

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Christian Elsner (soloist), Christian Gerhaher (soloist), Jonas Kaufmann (soloist), Dorothea Röschmann (soloist), Bernarda Fink (soloist)
Rundfunkchor Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker
Nikolaus Harnoncourt

I. Kyrie

Track length5:39

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II. Gloria

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III. Credo

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IV. Sanctus

Track length3:06

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V. Benedictus

Track length5:51

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VI. Agnus Dei

Track length9:38

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Schubert: Alfonso und Estrella, D. 732, Act I

Work length1:01:00

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Hanno Müller-Brachmann (soloist), Christian Gerhaher (soloist), Kurt Streit (soloist), Dorothea Röschmann (soloist), René Voßkühler (soloist), Isabelle Voßkühler (soloist)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Rundfunkchor Berlin
Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Overture

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Introduction "Still noch decket uns die Nacht"

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Aria "Sei mir gegrüßt, o Sonne!"

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Chorus and ensemble "Versammelt euch, Brüder"

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Duet "Geschmückt von Glanz und Siegen"

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Recitative and Aria "Es ist dein streng' Gebot – Schon wenn es beginnt zu tagen"

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Recitative and Duet "Du rührst mich, Teurer, sehr – Schon schleichen meine Späher"

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Chorus and Aria "Zur Jagd, zur Jagd! – Es schmückt die weiten Säle"

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Recitative and Aria "Verweile, o Prinzessin! – Doch im Getümmel der Schlacht"

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Duet "Ja gib, vernimm mein Flehen, gib deine Liebe mir!"

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Finale "Glänzende Waffe den Krieger erfreut"

Track length14:22

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Schubert: Alfonso und Estrella, D. 732, Act II

Work length44:33

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Hanno Müller-Brachmann (soloist), Kurt Streit (soloist), Jochen Schmeckenbecher (soloist), Christian Gerhaher (soloist), Dorothea Röschmann (soloist)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Rundfunkchor Berlin
Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Recitative and Aria "O sing mir, Vater, noch einmal das schöne Lied vom Wolkenmädchen! – Der Jäger ruhig hingegossen"

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Recitative and Duet "Wie rühret mich dein herrlicher Gesang – Von Fels und Wald umrungen"

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Recitative and Aria "Wer bist du, holdes Wesen – Wenn ich dich Holde sehe"

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Duet "Aber, Freund, nun lass uns eilen"

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Aria "Könnt' ich ewig hier verweilen"

Track length2:59

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Duet "Lass dir als Erinn'rungszeichen"

Track length2:14

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Chorus and Ensemble "Stille, Freunde, seht euch vor! – Ja, meine Rache will ich kühlen"

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Chorus and Aria "Wo ist sie, was kommt ihr zu künden? – Nur bewundert von dem Neide"

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Duet and Chorus "O Vater! – Wie fass' ich nur das Glück?"

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Aria "Herrlich auf des Berges Höhen"

Track length2:47

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Finale "O fliehe, großer König"

Track length4:48

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Schubert: Alfonso und Estrella, D. 732, Act III

Work length31:32

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René Voßkühler (soloist), Hanno Müller-Brachmann (soloist), Christoph Leonhardt (soloist), Isabelle Voßkühler (soloist), Kurt Streit (soloist), Dorothea Röschmann (soloist), Christian Gerhaher (soloist), Jochen Schmeckenbecher (soloist)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Rundfunkchor Berlin
Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Introduction. Allegro

Track length1:25

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Duet and Chorus "Hörst du rufen, hörst du lärmen?"

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Duet "Du wirst mir nicht entrinnen!"

Track length2:39

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Trio and Chorus "Hülfe! Welche Stimme!"

Track length1:14

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Duet "Doch nun werde deinem Retter deine Freude offenbar"

Track length3:05

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Recitative and Duet "Ja ich, ich bin gerettet – Schön und herrlich seh' ich's tagen"

Track length3:12

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Duet with Chorus "Wehe, meines Vaters Scharen"

Track length1:13

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Recitative "Was geht hier vor"

Track length1:48

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Aria"Wo find' ich nur den Ort?"

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Duet "Kein Geist; ich bin am Leben"

Track length3:40

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Recitative, Trio and Finale "Empfange nun aus meiner Hand – Hab' ich dich, Vater, wieder! - Die Schwerter hoch geschwungen"

Track length8:02

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Nikolaus Harnoncourt once said, “Schubert is the composer who is closest to my heart” – and in this edition, Harnoncourt and the Berliner Philharmoniker present a brilliant and multifaceted portrait of the composer. It of course includes Schubert’s symphonies – from the too little-known early works to the “Unfinished” and the “Great” C major Symphony. With Schubert’s final two masses, central works of Romantic sacred music are also represented, plus there is a first-class discovery with the opera Alfonso und Estrella.

Harnoncourt’s case for the work is so convincing not least because of the superb cast of singers which includes Kurt Streit, Dorothea Röschmann and Christian Gerhaher. But what lies at the musical centre of this edition is the collaboration of orchestra and conductor. This Schubert is colourful and dramatic – and represents a unique synthesis in which the famous sound of the Berliner Philharmoniker is as evident as Nikolaus Harnoncourt’s familiarity with the transparency and sound speech of historical performance practice.

The performances, recorded between 2003 and 2006, are contained on eight CDs, plus there is a Blu-ray disc that presents all of the recordings in uncompressed 24-bit audio. The high quality of the recordings is matched by the standard of the product features, with an extensive booklet, a hardback cover, and a video interview especially produced for this edition in which Nikolaus Harnoncourt talks about his special connection to Schubert.

Please Note: JAPAN, CHINA & HONG KONG - For contractual reasons, we have been asked not to sell this product to customers in Japan, China and Hong Kong. We apologise for any disappointment or inconvenience caused.

CDs 1 - 8
Complete Symphonies, Masses Nos. 5 & 6, Alfonso und Estrella
Blu-ray Disc
All recordings in Pure Audio 24-bit / 48 kHz
[2.0 PCM Stereo • 5.0 DTS-HD MA 24-bit]
Nikolaus Harnoncourt in conversation (Bonus video)
[Full HD 16:9, Region Code: ABC (worldwide)]
Digital Concert Hall
7- Day Ticket for the Berliner Philharmoniker’s video streaming service
Download Code
For high resolution audio files of the entire album (24 bit / 48 kHz)

Reviews

October 2015

As far as the symphonies are concerned, Harnoncourt maintains and even intensifies his quest for textual purity already established in his cycle withthe Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra...Yet the results are far removed from some kind of rarefied academic exercise, and the performances are given an extra degree of adrenaline through being recorded live.

August 2015

Something of a maverick himself, Harnoncourt has the genius to meet the composer on his chosen ground and deliver the work…with the surest of touches…Alfonso und Estrella deserves a separate release and with it the further discussion and comparison that that would bring. Suffice it to say…that Harnoncourt's direction, aided by the Berliners' own peerless playing, is a joy from start to finish

24th June 2015

There’s no mistaking the quality of the performances...Whether you agree with them or not, Harnoncourt’s interpretations are never dull...Harnoncourt’s performances of the masses...unfold with perfect naturalness and plenty of choral grandeur when needed.

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