Review from Amazon:
Since the entry below is worthless, I thought I'd write a more useful review of this title. When I first started seriously collecting classical music, I tended to avoid buying mono recordings. While I fell in love with golden age stereo performances, mono ones from a few years earlier just didn't sound as good. I tried to listen to historically significant discs, like the Casals Bach Cello Suites, Rachmaninoff Piano Concertos with the composer on piano, and the Furtwangler Beethoven 9th. But no matter how celebrated these performances were and how great the playing was, I just couldn't get passed the overall poor sound quality of the mono recordings. However, there are always exceptions to every rule, and this CD was definitely one of them.
This recording of the Schubert Symphony No. 9 coupled with the Haydn Symphony No. 88, by the Berlin Philharmonic under the baton of legendary conductor Wilhelm Furtwangler, is a mono recording from 1951-52. But this disc, part of the DG Originals Series has terrific sound, and my only complaint is it ever so slightly lacks the overall brightness and separation that stereo provides. In terms of an empathetic, passionate rendition, this is unparalleled. The Szell and Krips versions in early stereo of Schubert's Ninth may be equal to Furtwangler's, but they certainly don't surpass it. But the added treat here is the Haydn 88. I love the Paris and London Symphonies, so I was very excited about the inclusion of the 88th. There are surprisingly few recordings currently available on CD of Symphonies 88-91, unless you buy one of those major Haydn box sets. In all, this is a wonderful pair of symphonies, recorded excellently (despite being in mono), and performed impeccably.
这张CD其实包含了舒伯特第九交响曲“伟大”，和海顿交响曲第88号"Letter V"，是DG唱片100周年100精选之一。继续发布福尔特文格勒的指挥作品，这一张也是不得不听的精品。
第九“伟大”交响曲的首乐章一开始由圆号缓缓的奏出主题，舒缓的旋律表现出一种深广意识，积聚了作者对人生、历史所感悟的“沉重”感，随着乐曲的进行，主题意识明显的逐渐加强，仿佛作者已经从以前的困惑苦恼中摆脱出来，而达到了一种更为高尚与超旷的思想境地，由此，可以看出它反映了当时维也纳音乐乐派（包括舒伯特自己）在深受多种多样的社会矛盾经历、走过艰难曲折的心路历程之后，在思想领域里面已经找到了一种自我解脱、自我超越的战斗武器。
聆听该乐章的时候，此前受第八“未完成”交响曲而迷漫在内心世界的那种沉闷、紧张状态便一扫而空！舒伯特的高尚人格、宽广胸襟都在这种自信十足的旋律中表现得淋漓尽致矣！乐章中深邃、肃穆性的情感升华让人激动不已，听者如果达到如此物我两忘的精神境界，岂非人生一大快事乎？
次乐章如诗一般的旋律，依旧沉稳、轻快，循序渐进的节奏令人难以忘怀，真挚细腻的情感轻袭而来，新致纤巧、生动有趣；情深意远。仿佛作者一个完整的内心世界，一条奔涌的思想与情感，如山中清泉潺潺而出.....
诗意与热情温柔的巧妙结合，对音乐主题发展的巧妙组合，处处显示了舒伯特其精妙绝伦的想象力。
第三乐章，旋律奔放，思想意境高远、深婉，乐章结构波澜起伏不定，格调高下抑扬，在这样优美的意境之中，快意之情显而易见；清丽中又似含蓄有加，韵味悠长、绵绵不尽，强烈而又舒缓的放射出积极而又浪漫的光芒。
其中，乐章中部反复出现的舒缓、回肠荡气的旋律令人难以忘怀。
终乐章以一个惊人的长度再次增加了乐曲气势磅礴的伟大力量，犹如火山爆发般的急剧和有力节奏伊始，感情波澜层层迭迭、萦回不尽。作者为了加强抒情感人的艺术效果，将一个短小但气势恢宏的旋律支撑着整个乐章，使整个乐章铿强有力，不断激起听者心中阵阵漪涟，频频扣击听者心弦，令人振耳发瞶、感奋不已。使音乐的主旨表达得含蕴深长，耐人寻味。
海顿的第八十八交响曲，G大调，Hob．1．88，作于1787年，这是应艾斯特哈吉乐团小提琴手约翰·彼得·托斯特之约而作，共4个乐章：
1．慢板，G大调序奏，由两个8小节的乐节构成，强弱音互成对比，以确立主调。主部为快板，G大调，奏鸣曲式。呈示部毫无抒情成分，以器乐的乐念发展为基础。第一主题先由弦乐呈示，再加入管乐器重复。经过部前半以一小节为单位的单纯模进保持主调，后半则以巧妙的和声导入属调。第二主题为第一主题的附属，无鲜明特点。发展部大约分成4部分，第一部分以第一主题动机为素材，以D小调为中心；第二部分为插入的5小节，以第二主题为材料；第三部分以第一主题为动机展开，后半部在内声部叠以第二主题动机；第四部分运用结尾材料，移入关系大调。
2．最慢板，D朋，主题取自赞美歌《赞颂恩赐一切恩宠的神》，由双簧管与大提琴表现，此主题共有5个变奏部。
3．小步舞曲，稍快板，G大调。小步舞曲第二段的前半移为G小调，后半由小步舞曲部旋律再现而再度回复G大调。中间部由属调构成，第二段由A小调经C大调再回复D大调。
4．终曲，抖擞的快板，G大调，奏鸣曲式。第一主题由各段反复的二段体构成，第二主题无性格，完全是快速音群的形态。发展部以发展第一主题的材料为主，有很巧妙的转调。再现部以二段体的第一主题部再现，结束于属七和弦的强奏重复后，省略经过部，直按进入第二主题再现，然后是终结部。
