Symphonies for Orchestra

Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 3 in D major, D 200, sparkles with youthful energy, infectious joy, and unforgettable melodic charm. Composed during his remarkably productive summer of 1815, this master...

Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 4 in C minor, D 417, endowed by the nineteen-year-old composer himself with the epithet "Tragic", captivates listeners with its gripping drama, emotional depth, and turbu...

Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 6 in C major, D 589 – often affectionately known as the "Little C major Symphony" – radiates youthful energy, captivating charm, and pure joy of music-making. Echoes of t...

Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 6 in C major, D 589 – often affectionately known as the "Little C major Symphony" – radiates youthful energy, captivating charm, and pure joy of music-making. Echoes of t...

Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 in C major, D 944 – famously known as "The Great" – represents one of the undisputed pinnacles of the Romantic orchestral repertoire. Characterized by its magnificent m...

The Symphony No. 8 in C major – also called the "Great C Major Symphony" to distinguish it from Symphony No. 6 of 1817/18, which is also in C major – was written by Schubert between 1825 and 1828. Aft...

Metamusik is not only the title of this work, but also a concept with which the composer has attempted to describe his style. He considers Metamusik to be 'a semantic overtone above music'. 'Meta', Si...

Symphony no. 6 is 'a gigantic farewell symphony written at the end of the millenium. It is at one and the same time retrospective, sums up, and, in a visionary manner, is directed towards the future ....

Leokadiya Kashperova (1872–1940), hitherto consigned to a footnote in musical history as Stravinsky’s piano teacher, is undergoing rediscovery. A double graduate of the St Petersburg Conservatoire, sh...