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Schubert: Symphony No. 7 "Unfinished", Allegro moderato | Lucerne Festival Orchestra
Magical, mysterious, profound and thoroughly romantic — such words could be used to describe the opening movement (Allegro moderato) of Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 7 in B minor, D. 759, his so-called "Unfinished" symphony.
And yet, words can hardly do justice to the effect of this music. Conductor Claudio Abbado (1933-2014) repeatedly explored Schubert's "Unfinished" symphony throughout his lifetime. In his final concert, the then-terminally ill Italian conductor performed the piece with the