Schubert: Symphony No. 9 - Zubin Mehta and the Belgrade Philharmonic

Zubin Mehta conducts the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance of Schubert's Symphony No. 9. 00:48 I movement: Andante - Allegro ma non troppo - Piu moto 15:25 II movement: Andante con moto 29:43 III movement: Scherzo - Allegro vivace - Trio 41:12 IV movement: Finale. Allegro vivace From the program notes: Franz Schubert's ninth and last completed symphony, owes its title of Great to its majesty of sound. The composer completed the work in his last year of life, and sent it to the Vienna Philharmonic, but the musicians refused to play it due to its difficulty. The Ninth symphony was thus premiered by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra conducted by Felix Mendelssohn in 1839, and the delighted Robert Schumann called it "the biggest instrumental work after Beethoven's death". It was precisely Beethoven who was Schubert's inspiration, and Schubert's Ninth reaches for the heights of the earlier composer's last symphonic work. Concert date: October 12, 2024 Recording by: Radio-televizija Srbije (RTS) Beogradska filharmonija | Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra www.bgf.rs