Great Symphonies

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Release Date: 1996

Label: Kannon

On box:
(c) 1996 MasterTone MultiMedia Ltd.
Made in Germany
This box contains CDs formerly released on the "Vienna Master Series"

This box contains CDs formerly released separately on the "Vienna Master Series" by Pilz, and the Pilz logo and "Vienna Master Series" text appear on the label of each disc.
Disc 1 was previously released as Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphonie Nr. 9
Disc 2 was previously released as Antonín Dvořák, Joseph Haydn - Vienna Master Series
Disc 3 was previously released as Robert Schumann - Symphonie No. 1, Symphonie No. 3
Disc 4 was previously released as Franz Schubert - Simphonie Nr. 7

The symphony name, opus number, and movement names on disc 4 are incorrect. The back cover of the disc claim that it is Symphony No. 7 in E Major (D 729; left unfinished by Schubert; multiple later completions by other composers). However, it's actually a mislabelled version of a recording of the Symphony No. 9 in C Major (D 944; the "Great" Symphony). The confusion likely results from disagreement among scholars over the numbering of Schubert's symphonies- German-language scholars prefer to call D 944 "No. 7" and D 729 "No. 9," while English-language scholars prefer the reverse. The recording was originally released in Germany, correctly labelled; when this recording was reissued with English-language liner notes, whoever was responsible for the packaging swapped in the title, opus number, and movement names of D 729, apparently assuming that this was a recording of what English-speakers generally know as No. 7.

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