Assuming that idiomatic expressions, efficient tempos, spry rhythms, translucent timbres, and the observance of repeats may be sufficient to give Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 9 in C major, "The Great," a respectable period treatment, even though it is played by a conventional orchestra on modern instruments, Charles Mackerras and the Philharmonia Orchestra have come quite close to accomplishing that task. Their live 2006 recording of this symphony, perhaps the last of the Classical symphonies in spirit, if not in its ...
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Assuming that idiomatic expressions, efficient tempos, spry rhythms, translucent timbres, and the observance of repeats may be sufficient to give Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 9 in C major, "The Great," a respectable period treatment, even though it is played by a conventional orchestra on modern instruments, Charles Mackerras and the Philharmonia Orchestra have come quite close to accomplishing that task. Their live 2006 recording of this symphony, perhaps the last of the Classical symphonies in spirit, if not in its Romantic size and scale, is undeniably historically informed and cogently interpreted, without resorting to a drastic reduction of the orchestra, rearrangement of seating, or introduction of authentic 19th century instruments, the hallmarks of some early music practitioners. This reveals an essential point about historic re-creations, insofar as a proper attitude can go a long way to making a work sound of a particular vintage, and that the external trappings of period practice are...
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