Originally posted by Cetto von Cronstorff:
Objection! This was an AMATEUR orchestra.
And it was Schubert's 8th.
[This message has been edited by Cetto von Cronstorff (edited 06-07-2006).]
Objection! This was an AMATEUR orchestra.
And it was Schubert's 8th.
[This message has been edited by Cetto von Cronstorff (edited 06-07-2006).]
Firstly you should know that the distinction between amateur and professional was not what it is today. Secondly you should know that most orchestras included 'amateur' players and thirdly you should know that the Great C major symphony in English speaking countries is referred to as the 9th. It was the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde who considered the work too long and difficult.
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