Franz Lachner - Symphony D-Major Nr.6 (1837) - never recorded before

[gprengel]

I'd like to share with you a real treasure - for me the best symphony between Schubert and Schumann/Mendelssohn - and it has never been recorded before - Symphony D-Major Nr. 6 (1837) by Franz Lachner who was among the closest friends of Franz Schubert! For me it is THE discovery of the year. It was greatly praised by none less than Robert Schumann: "...a masterly order and clarity, a lightness and euphony. In a word, it is so mature and well-wrought that we may safely accord the composer a place near his favorite model, Franz Schubert, compared to whom he falls short in variety of invention but at least equals in talent for instrumentation."

This symphony is full of wonderful ideas! Beginning with the melodious main theme of the 1st mov. which is so wonderfully elaborated, especially in the gorgeus 3 1/2 minute fugue in the end ... then the wonderful middle part of the Andante, a Scherzo foreshadowing Bruckner and an awesome Finale which I can compare only with Schubert's 9th ... I recorded it with NotePerformer. What do you think?

mp3:

www.gerdprengel.de/Lachner_6_symph-1.mp3
www.gerdprengel.de/Lachner_6_symph-2.mp3
www.gerdprengel.de/Lachner_6_symph-3.mp3
www.gerdprengel.de/Lachner_6_symph-4.mp3

Score:

www.gerdprengel.de/Lachner_6_symph-1.pdf
www.gerdprengel.de/Lachner_6_symph-2.pdf
www.gerdprengel.de/Lachner_6_symph-3.pdf
www.gerdprengel.de/Lachner_6_symph-4.pdf

Gerd

[SymphonicAddict]

Some wonderful news here! Sounds great because of your description. I'm gonna give it a listen these days to find out how this is. Thanks for your efforts, very sincerely. From this composer I've enjoyed his string quartets, symphonies and some piano quintets. Do you think labels like CPO will start a recording project of this work in the near future? Since they recorded the 3rd symphony last time, I would consider it. And his other unrecorded symphonies (2, 4 and 7) are more than welcome too.

[SymphonicAddict]

I'm listening to the 1st movement. gprengel, you have done a most impressive job!!! Congratulations!!! Many thanks for sharing this rarity. It had to take much time to do this possible. What is most incredible is how close to an orchestra it sounds, that music software looks tremendous.

On the other hand, the Schubert-Schumann connection is very clear as you state, perhaps it leans more to Schumann.

Definitely professional orchestras should take this project seriously in some moment.

[Cato]

I'd like to share with you a real treasure - for me the best symphony between Schubert and Schumann/Mendelssohn - and it has never been recorded before - Symphony D-Major Nr. 6 (1837) by Franz Lachner who was among the closest friends of Franz Schubert! For me it is THE discovery of the year. It was greatly praised by none less than Robert Schumann: "...a masterly order and clarity, a lightness and euphony. In a word, it is so mature and well-wrought that we may safely accord the composer a place near his favorite model, Franz Schubert, compared to whom he falls short in variety of invention but at least equals in talent for instrumentation."

This symphony is full of wonderful ideas! Beginning with the melodious main theme of the 1st mov. which is so wonderfully elaborated, especially in the gorgeus 3 1/2 minute fugue in the end ... then the wonderful middle part of the Andante, a Scherzo foreshadowing Bruckner and an awesome Finale which I can compare only with Schubert's 9th ... I recorded it with NotePerformer. What do you think?

mp3:

www.gerdprengel.de/Lachner_6_symph-1.mp3
www.gerdprengel.de/Lachner_6_symph-2.mp3
www.gerdprengel.de/Lachner_6_symph-3.mp3
www.gerdprengel.de/Lachner_6_symph-4.mp3

Score:

www.gerdprengel.de/Lachner_6_symph-1.pdf
www.gerdprengel.de/Lachner_6_symph-2.pdf
www.gerdprengel.de/Lachner_6_symph-3.pdf
www.gerdprengel.de/Lachner_6_symph-4.pdf

Gerd

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