Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

Album by Robert Schumann & Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra & Jerzy Semkow

Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 are orchestral works by the German composer Robert Schumann, composed in 1841 and 1845–46 respectively. They exemplify early Romantic orchestral writing through expansive melodies, rich chromatic harmony and contrasting orchestral colours, and they mark Schumann's consolidation of large-scale symphonic form following his earlier career in piano and song composition.

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  1. 1.
    Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 ‘Spring’: Ia. Andante un poco maestoso
    2:34
  2. 2.
    Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 ‘Spring’: Ib. Allegro molto vivace
    7:51
  3. 3.
    Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 ‘Spring’: II. Larghetto
    6:25
  4. 4.
    Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 ‘Spring’: III. Scherzo
    5:59
  5. 5.
    Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 ‘Spring’: IV. Allegro
    7:17
  6. 6.
    Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61: I. Sostenuto assai - Allegro ma non troppo
    11:12
  7. 7.
    Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61: II. Scherzo - Allegro vivace
    6:56
  8. 8.
    Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61: III. Adagio espressivo
    11:39
  9. 9.
    Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61: IV. Allegro molto vivace
    8:17

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