Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra

Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra & Lawrence Foster – Schubert: Early Symphonies & Stage Music (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:07:29 minutes | 2,25 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © PentaTone

By presenting Schubert’s first three symphonies and a selection of stage music, this album showcases a less-known, but fascinating part of the composer’s oeuvre. His extraordinary achievements in the fields of Lieder and string quartet composition tend to overshadow his orchestral output, and his symphonic contributions have sometimes been viewed as marginal in comparison to Beethoven’s, but judged on their own merits, these works display a high level of sophistication indeed.

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