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Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944

“The Great”182651 min

This guide follows Schubert’s Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944 “The Great” (1826) in four parts: Andante – Allegro ma non troppo (sonata form), Andante con moto, Scherzo. Allegro vivace (minuet and trio) and Finale. Allegro vivace (sonata form).

Recording: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Leonard Bernstein (1987)

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Follow all 46 sections as they play

  1. I – · Sonata form
  2. II
  3. III. · Minuet and trio
  4. IV. · Sonata form
I – Sonata form0:40–14:07

A slow opens with a horn , the seed of the whole ; the move into the main is so smooth it is easy to miss. The is a rustic tune for oboe and bassoon in E minor, and trombone calls lead into the of the . The is dominated at first by the in A flat major, and the is slow to settle in C major. In the the energy mounts until the horn in triumph.

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II 14:50–28:53
III. Minuet and trio29:15–40:29
IV. Sonata form40:36–51:54

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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