The Symphonies

Album by Robert Schumann & Staatskapelle Berlin & Daniel Barenboim

The Symphonies are a set of four orchestral works by German composer Robert Schumann, composed between 1841 and 1851. They combine lyrical melody, expressive harmony and Romantic orchestration within largely classical forms, marking Schumann's development from song-inspired and piano-based composition to larger-scale symphonic writing and contributing to nineteenth-century German orchestral repertoire.

The Symphonies by Schumann - album cover

First released: 2003

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Disc 1

1.
Symphony No. 1 in B‐flat major, Op. 38 “Spring”: I. Andante un poco maestoso – Allegro molto vivace
12:50
2.
Symphony No. 1 in B‐flat major, Op. 38 “Spring”: II. Larghetto – attacca
6:49
3.
Symphony No. 1 in B‐flat major, Op. 38 “Spring”: III. Scherzo (Molto vivace)
5:59
4.
Symphony No. 1 in B‐flat major, Op. 38 “Spring”: IV. Allegro animato e grazioso
9:22
5.
Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61: I. Sostenuto assai – Allegro ma non troppo
12:08
6.
Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61: II. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
7:17
7.
Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61: III. Adagio espressivo
10:01
8.
Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61: IV. Allegro molto vivace
8:14

Disc 2

2.
Symphony No. 3 in E‐flat major, Op. 97 “Rhenish”: I. Lebhaft
9:02
3.
Symphony No. 3 in E‐flat major, Op. 97 “Rhenish”: II. Scherzo. Sehr mäßig
6:36
4.
Symphony No. 3 in E‐flat major, Op. 97 “Rhenish”: III. Nicht schnell
5:36
5.
Symphony No. 3 in E‐flat major, Op. 97 “Rhenish”: IV. Feierlich
6:36
6.
Symphony No. 3 in E‐flat major, Op. 97 “Rhenish”: V. Lebhaft
6:09
7.
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120: I. Ziemlich langsam‐Lebhaft
11:32
8.
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120: II. Romanze (Ziemlich langsam)
5:16
9.
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120: III. Scherzo (Lebhaft)‐Trio
6:51
10.
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120: IV. Langsam‐Lebhaft
9:37