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Radio 3,04 Oct 2019,27 mins

Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D759 'Unfinished'

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The Symphony No. 8 is more commonly known as the 'Unfinished', as Schubert only completed the first two movements of the work. It is sometimes considered the first Romantic symphony due to the rich emotional lyricism upon the traditional sonata-form framework. Composer: Franz Schubert Performers: BBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Semyon Bychkov Recording date: 08 August 2012 Date of broadcast: 08 August 2012

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