Title: Nice to take to a musicologist's picnic
Product review: The reviewer below explains the genesis of these fragments, all in D major, of symphonies Schubert never finished. He was cautious about his progress as a symphonist, cowed by the example of Beethoven and discouraged by the fialure to gain performances. These fragments are extremely minor, despite the fact that the last group are sketches for a Tenth Sym. They show not even a spark of genius, and the timid reconstructions by Brian Newbould don't help. Nor do the pallid, mincing performances given by Mackerras and a lackluster Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Pass, unless you are a musicologist yourself.
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