Schubert - Overture in D major, D. 26

The year 1812 brought two concert overtures, the Overture in D major, D. 12, and the Overture in D major, D. 26, both of which include three trombones. The second work is dated 26th June 1812 and was later revised by the composer. Both suggest ambitions beyond the confines of the Stadtkonvikt orchestra or, indeed, of the amateur resources otherwise available, while reflecting the influence of what he would have heard in the theatre where in 1813 he attended a performance of Gluck’s Iphigenie auf Tauris with Milder in the title-rôle and Vogl as Orestes, which moved him to tears and, according to Josef von Spaun, set him studying any score of Gluck that he could find. The performance here is by the Prague Sinfonia, conducted by Christian Benda.