SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 9 'Great' / Mass No. 6 in E flat major (NTSC)

KARL BÖHM CONDUCTS SCHUBERT
Franz Schubert: Symphony No.9 “The Great”· Mass in E flat

Peter Schreier · Werner Krenn · Walter Berry
Wiener Sängerknaben (Vienna Boys’ Choir)
Wiener Philharmoniker · Hofmusikkapelle Wien
Karl Böhm, conductor

Recorded at the Grosser Musikvereinssaal, Vienna, 12–13 June 1973 (Symphony) · Recorded at the Hofburgkapelle, Vienna, 28–29 June 1976 (Mass)

Picture Format: NTSC · 4:3 fullscreen
Sound Formats: PCM Stereo · Dolby Digital 5.1 · DTS 5.1
Region Code: 0
Subtitles: Latin (Mass), German, English, French, Spanish
Booklet Notes: English, German, French
Running Time: 112 mins

CAT. No: 2072108

• Karl Böhm recorded these key works of Franz Schubert in his prime between 1973 and 1976, and they reveal him as a natural Schubertian, full of freshness in performances that are bright and classically done


• These remarkable film reflect the naturalness and clarity of Karl Böhm’s conducting, as he and his beloved Wiener Philharmoniker bring unique warmth, wit and wisdom to every bar


• Schubert composed the Mass in E flat as well as the Great C major Symphony in 1828, the year of his death. This Mass is widely considered Schubert's finest church composition. Among the soloists are eminent Walter Berry and Peter Schreier and world-famous Wiener Sängerknaben (Vienna Boys’ Choir)