Franz Schubert: Symphonische Fragmente D.615 & 708a auf CD

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Twenty years ago musicologists were not aware that Schubert's Tenth existed. The detective story leading to its revelation is told by Brian Newbould in the booklet of this CD. The manuscript was discovered in a folio in Vienna containing no fewer than three uncompleted Schubert symphonies including No 10, which the composer was working on when he died. It is therefore his very last music. Professor Newbould's work involved deciphering Schubert's sketches and then reconstructing the work and orchestrating it. In three movements, the symphony is a wonder, with a first movement containing one of Schubert's loveliest melodies, and a sombre and Mahlerian slow movement of great poignancy.

The CD also contains the other two fragmentary symphonies from the same folio—two movements of one started in 1818, and four movements of another dating from 1821.

To hear 'new' Schubert in 1997 is a wondrous thing. There is much lovely and so-far unknown music here. The quality of the Tenth should easly assure it of a place in the repertory.

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'There is some wonderful music here. Altogether this is a fascinating disc – and not just for musicologists' (Gramophone)

'A fascinating exploration and one whose musical merit raises it above mere musicological interest' (The Scotsman)

'Brilliantly brought to life ... superbly engineered with crystal-clear sound matched by faultless playing. A must for anyone with a musical soul' (The Yorkshire Evening Post)

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H.​ Grünewald in FonoForum 2/98: "Zu hören sind interessante sinfonische Versuche und Fragmente, die unser Wissen über Schubert und seine Sinfonik er- weitern.​"