Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 3, 5, & 6 (Great Recordings Of The Century)

Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 3, 5, & 6 (Great Recordings Of The Century)

Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 3, 5, & 6 (Great Recordings Of The Century)
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Composer: Franz Schubert
Conductor: Sir Thomas Beecham
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1999-05-04
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
  1. I: Adagio Maestoso - Allegro Con Brio
  2. II: Allegretto
  3. III: Menuetto (Vivace) & Trio
  4. IV: Presto Vivace
  5. I: Allegro
  6. II: Andante Con Moto
  7. III: Menuetto (Allegro Molto) & Trio
  8. IV: Allegro Vivace
  9. I: Adagio - Allegro
  10. II: Andante
  11. III: Scherzo (Presto) & Trio
  12. IV: Allegro Moderato

Music reviews of Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 3, 5, & 6 (Great Recordings Of The Century)

Music Review: UNALLOYED PLEASURE
Rating: 5 Stars

Some recordings are just hors concours. It's not necessarily that they are the `best' version available - that's far too absolute and arrogant a judgement to pass. It's rather that there will never be anything quite like them again. Yes, they are superlative performances - by definition. But there's something more, something perhaps indefinable, but instantly recognisable. We will not see their like again - though we may see something else equally as impressive. The first Callas Tosca is probably one; Furtwangler's Tristan another. I'd include Beecham's Boheme and perhaps his Carmen, too. Toscanini's Otello, definitely; Giulini's Verdi Requiem and Britten's own War Requiem, yes; Solti's Ring possibly. And so on. Readers will have other additions of their own, no doubt. But chances are they will tend to be large-scale works.

Here's a very strong candidate for that honour roll which is on a smaller scale. These are perfect gems of performances of these early Schubert symphonies, all three. Beecham brings to bear all his renowned wit, subtlety, rhythmic élan and inimitable melodic phrasing to lift them way above their usual allotted position as minor works in the Schubert canon. I defy you to restrain a smile of unalloyed pleasure from spreading across your face as you listen to this disc as Sir Thomas exercises the magic to which, at times like this, one believes only he holds the key. These days there are many other estimable performances of these symphonies, many of them far more authentic, but not one of them is quite in Beecham's `class'.

A Great Recording of the Century? Most definitely.
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Time has somewhat tarnished these once highly regarded recordings. EMI's early stereo engineering was hit and miss, and not even these new remasterings can fully tame the strident string tone and hollow-sounding tuttis. Yet the performances have many virtues, including rhythmic élan, well-chosen tempos, and winsomely characterized solo playing. Above all else is Beecham's flair for shaping and projecting melodies with a cute little accent here, a dynamic surge there, and enough felicitous turns of phrase to keep the listener smiling. It's true that other conductors have elicited leaner, tauter ensemble work from their musicians (Carlos Kleiber's Third with the Vienna Philharmonic, for instance, and Fritz Reiner's neatly regimented Fifth with the Chicago Symphony). However, if you desire this uplifting group of works on one well-filled disc (and who wouldn't?), Beecham has the field to himself. --Jed Distler

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