Search - Franz [Vienna] Schubert, Michael Gielen, Václav Neumann :: Schubert: Rosamunde; Symphony No. 3; Concert Piece

It will always remain a mystery how the unsuccessful opera composer Schubert could celebrate his greatest success with a piece for the theater of dubious quality for which he allegedly composed the music. The result was the enchanting suite Rosamunde. The Concert Piece for violin and orchestra is a youthful composition of Schubert's, written in 1816; it is one of the less well known of his works and can only rarely be heard on the concert platform. Schubert's first symphonies were without exception not for the general public; the Third was written only for a private performance. Michael Gielen conducts Rosamunde on this release; the other pieces are led by Václav Neumann. The main aim of the SWR Symphony Orchestra since its foundation in 1946 has been to increase audience awareness not only of the symphonic repertoire of the past two centuries but also of the music of the twentieth century. The SWR Symphony Orchestra is a permanent guest at the world's most prestigious concert halls and music festivals.