DISC: 1

1. Symphony No. 1 in D Major D 82~Adagio – Allegro vivace

2. Symphony No. 1 in D Major D 82~Andante

3. Symphony No. 1 in D Major D 82~Menuetto. Allegro

4. Symphony No. 1 in D Major D 82~Allegro vivace

5. Symphony No. 6 in C Major D 589~Adagio – Allegro

6. Symphony No. 6 in C Major D 589~Andante

7. Symphony No. 6 in C Major D 589~Scherzo (Presto)

8. Symphony No. 6 in C Major D 589~Allegro moderato

9. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, D 125~I. Largo – Allegro vivace

10. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, D 125~II. Andante

11. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, D 125~III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace

12. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, D 125~IV. Presto

13. Symphony No. 3 in D Major, D 200~I. Adagio maestoso – Allegro con brio

14. Symphony No. 3 in D Major, D 200~II. Allegretto

15. Symphony No. 3 in D Major, D 200~III. Menuetto. Vivace

16. Symphony No. 3 in D Major, D 200~IV. Presto vivace

17. Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, D 417~I. Adagio molto – Allegro vivace

18. Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, D 417~II. Andante

19. Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, D 417~III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace

20. Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, D 417~IV. Allegro

21. Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D 485~I. Allegro

22. Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D 485~II. Andante con moto

23. Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D 485~III. Menuetto. Allegro molto

24. Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D 485~IV. Allegro vivace

25. “Great” Symphony in C Major, D 944~I. Andante – Allegro ma non troppo – Più moto

26. “Great” Symphony in C Major, D 944~II. Andante con moto

27. “Great” Symphony in C Major, D 944~III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace – Trio

28. “Great” Symphony in C Major, D 944~IV. Allegro vivace

29. “Unfinished” Symphony in B Minor, D 759~Mein Traum, Part 1

30. “Unfinished” Symphony in B Minor, D 759~I. Allegro moderato

31. “Unfinished” Symphony in B Minor, D 759~Mein Traum, Part 2

32. “Unfinished” Symphony in B Minor, D 759~II. Andante con moto

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The acclaimed Schubert symphonies recordings by B’Rock Orchestra and Rene Jacobs now appear in a complete boxset. Finally recording Schubert offered Jacobs the opportunity to return to his first great musical love. His interpretation is rooted in profound research into early nineteenth-century developments and ideas, as well as a thorough exploration of Schubert’s music and persona. Jacobs perceives this cycle as a series of multiple contrasting tandems of symphonies, oscillating between Italianate lightness and darker currents of Romanticism, between elegant forms and expansive endeavours, all in line with Schubert’s dynamic, multi-faceted personality. Schubert’s symphonies never acquired the paradigmatic status of his contemporary Beethoven, but with these recordings, Jacobs makes a compelling case to value and understand them on their own terms. He performs these works together with B’Rock Orchestra, one of the most adventurous period instrument ensembles of our times, with whom he has built up a congenial working relationship. In addition to his Schubert symphonies, multi-award-winning conductor Rene Jacobs released Haydn’s Stabat Mater (2023) on PENTATONE, together with the Kammerorchester Basel and Zurcher Sing-Akademie. B’Rock Orchestra returned to the label with Antwerp Requiem (2022) and Handel: Water & Fire (2023).