Symphonies nos. 1 & 3

Album by Robert Schumann & Sir Neville Marriner & Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Symphonies nos. 1 and 3 are orchestral compositions by German composer Robert Schumann, composed in 1841 and 1850 respectively. They exemplify Romantic-era symphonic writing through song-like melodies, rich orchestration and expanded formal structures, with the earlier work tending towards a more intimate, pastoral character and the later piece displaying broader, civic and chorale-inflected gestures that mark Schumann's development as a symphonist.
First released: 1999

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 1 in B-flat major “Frühlingssymphonie”, op. 38: 1. Andante un poco maestoso – Allegro molto vivace
    11:25
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 1 in B-flat major “Frühlingssymphonie”, op. 38: 2. Larghetto
    5:38
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 1 in B-flat major “Frühlingssymphonie”, op. 38: 3. Scherzo (Molto vivace)
    5:30
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 1 in B-flat major “Frühlingssymphonie”, op. 38: 4. Allegro animato e grazioso
    8:39
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 3 “Rheinische”, op. 97: 1. Lebhaft
    8:55
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 3 “Rheinische”, op. 97: 2. Scherzo (Sehr mäßig)
    5:46
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 3 “Rheinische”, op. 97: 3. Nicht schnell
    4:34
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 3 “Rheinische”, op. 97: 4. Feierlich
    6:16
  9. 9.
    Symphony no. 3 “Rheinische”, op. 97: 5. Lebhaft
    5:54

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