Search - Claudio Abbado, Franz Peter Schubert, Orchestra Mozart :: Schubert: The 'Great' C Major Symphony, D. 944

Announcing a rare new album conducted by Maestro Abbado still much missed by many in the concert hall and the studio.

Schubert remained one of Abbado's favorite composers throughout his life.

Since his first performance in Den Haag in 1966 he returned again and again to the Great C Major Symphony.

This very special album combines live performances with Abbado s beloved Orchestra Mozart, recorded in September 2011.

Twenty-five years after his first recording with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Abbado's new interpretation of this symphony reveals a wealth of new details, making it his definitive take on the work

The journalist from Amadeus acknowledged Abbado s deep involvement with the score: A magnificent interpretation ... in the precision of the gestures, in the way Abbado directs his orchestra, in the knowledgeable and intelligent shaping of each component of the score.

Produced in collaboration with Fondazione Claudio Abbado
Recorded live at the Bologna Auditorium Manzoni on 19 23 September 2011
and at the Bozen Konzerthaus / Bolzano Auditorium on 24 25 September 2011
Produced by Sid McLauchlan
Recording Engineer (Tonmeister): Stephan Flock
Assistant Engineer: Mark Buecker
Project Management: Burkhard Bartsch