La Stagione Frankfurt & Michael Schneider - Abel: Symphonies, Op. 7 (2017)

Tracklist
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01. Symphony in D Major, Op. 7 No. 3, WKO 15: I. Allegro
02. Symphony in D Major, Op. 7 No. 3, WKO 15: II. Andante sempre piano
03. Symphony in D Major, Op. 7 No. 3, WKO 15: III. Presto
04. Symphony in B-Flat Major, Op. 7 No. 2, WKO 14: I. Allegro
05. Symphony in B-Flat Major, Op. 7 No. 2, WKO 14: II. Andante sempre piano
06. Symphony in B-Flat Major, Op. 7 No. 2, WKO 14: III. Allegro assai
07. Symphony in G Major, Op. 7 No. 1, WKO 13: I. Allegro
08. Symphony in G Major, Op. 7 No. 1, WKO 13: II. Andante
09. Symphony in G Major, Op. 7 No. 1, WKO 13: III. Allegro
10. Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 7 No. 6, WKO 18: I. Allegro
11. Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 7 No. 6, WKO 18: II. Andante
12. Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 7 No. 6, WKO 18: III. Presto
13. Symphony in F Major, Op. 7 No. 4, WKO 16: I. Allegro di molto
14. Symphony in F Major, Op. 7 No. 4, WKO 16: II. Andante sempre piano
15. Symphony in F Major, Op. 7 No. 4, WKO 16: III. Tempo di Menuetto
16. Symphony in C Major, Op. 7 No. 5, WKO 17: I. Allegro
17. Symphony in C Major, Op. 7 No. 5, WKO 17: II. Andantino
18. Symphony in C Major, Op. 7 No. 5, WKO 17: III. Prestissimo


What makes Abels symphonies so unique among those of his contemporaries is not their first movements in what was later known as the »sonata form« or their last movements, which without exception are formed, usually in rondo structure, by dances of folk character like fast contredanses and minuets, but rather their slow middle movements, mostly with the heading »Andante« and frequently »sempre piano« in dynamics, which speak a new and thoroughly individual musical language.

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