Schubert - Symphony No 8 in B minor, D 759 - Jordan

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Franz Schubert
Symphony No 8 in B minor, D 759 'Unfinished'

Wiener Symphoniker
Philippe Jordan

Paris, November 2014

[randykern]

That opening theme in the oboe over those running strings is just magic.

[mauricelamain]

Insanely beautiful, what a masterpiece, the intro with that collective violin shuffle is encredible and the shift from romance to drama

[MartinKim]

Unfinished, that's all right, but I do know that your music is still going on, making me with tears. This is great symphony!

[tetevo]

8:32-9:12 is the best musical thing ever conceived on this Earth. Pure and absolute genius masterpiece that only the great Schunert could think of.

[guyeysseric]

Quelle tristesse, pour nous, simples mortels, que l'auteur de ce chef-d'oeuvre (et de nombreux autres) ait quitté la scène aussi prématurément! Et cette symphonie comprend des transitions/résolutions si inattendues et si géniales, que l'on ne peut pas imaginer aisément les deux mouvements qui manquent! Mais les deux premiers mouvements, quel bonheur!

[adiscorner]

The conductor is so amazing this recording sounds little bit different and unique and which is great!

[lowhangers]

Such genuine, powerful emotion manifest in the body language, glances and interaction of all on stage. Wonderful, thank you.

[carlosalbertoteixeira]

Love this since I was a little boy. 61 now.

[좌회전금지-zf]

I remember the first time I heard this. It was in the movie called Counterpoint. Charlton Heston is a conductor who captured by Nazi general. It was more than 50 years ago, but since then Schubert 8th symphony is one of my favorites

[oscarguzman]

Thanks very much for this present. I feel the fourth and eighth symphonies defines Shubert.

[PlantiPal]

I love this symphony. Grossly underrated.

[jorgenoronhameister]

Thanks to Jordan, maby one of the best interpretations of 8th Schubert symphony ! Grandiose

[gregebert]

Wow ! This is a top-notch recording, rivaling my Bernstein CD from DG. I need to look for more of Jordan's performances.

[shaunkelly]

How awesome is it that Hal Ashby selected this work to play in the background (on TV of course) during the beginning of 1979's "Being There." After all, Chance the Gardener was "unfinished."

[thomasramdasvoegeli]

Großartige Musiker, großartiger Dirigent, eine meiner Lieblingskompositionen, prima Aufnahmetechniker, Herz, was willst du mehr. 🙂

Welch durchsichtiger Orchesterklang, welch Superwahl der Tempi, welch Liebe zum Detail - und die großen Bögen, ganz einfach und selbstverständlich sind sie gespannt.

Danke Euch, Ihr gut Leut, danke!
Dank auch der freundlichen Seele, welche das Werk hochgeladen hat :-)

[gabrielgrigorov]

the conductor looks as if he has a lot of fun conducting most likely because of how great this piece is

[trimleyjeweled]

Superb performance. So much power in these two movements. This symphony has it all.

[inferngames]

Can't believe I had the privilege to play this masterpiece this year for the TYO, it was so fun to play and 8:31 is my favourite bit of the piece

[liamwatson]

I first heard this in a Pingu episode where his parents went to a concert. Pingu and Pinga had a good time listening to the radio at home though they were supposed to be in bed.

[richarddelgado]

Great piece of work sad happy wistful powerful and emotional