Credits:

Michael Halasz, Alexander Rahbari, Antoni Wit, Reinhard Seifried, Yoav Talmi, Georg Tintner, Stephen Gunzenhauser, Roberto Benzi, Zdenek Kosler

Description:

Although the general form of the symphony was established during the Classical period, Beethovens Ninth Symphonyin which he introduced a chorus in the final movementmarked the emergence of new signs of development in that form. By the Romantic period, the previously well-defined form had evolved and transformed even further. However, Schuberts famous Unfinished Symphony is not a two-movement work intended to subvert form; it was simply left unfinished because the composer stopped composing midway through. Mendelssohn, on the other hand, wrote grandiose workssuch as his Second Symphony, which incorporates large-scale choral partsthat foreshadow the later works of Mahler. Berlioz gave titles to his symphonies, constructing a world that surpassed even Beethovens Pastor