For Gerard Schwarz this is “a document of the time”, now released for the first time. So, I shall compare a famous other chamber orchestra recording also made in December 1987: Claudio Abbado with The Chamber Orchestra of Europe...

This 1987 recording of Schubert’s Ninth Symphony with Gerard Schwarz leading the New York Chamber Symphony was rediscovered in 2017 by its original engineer Marc Aubort. He and the conductor have edited it for release, and the expression “better late than never” easily applies to the performance in hand...