The Four Symphonies

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

The Four Symphonies is a cycle of four orchestral symphonies by German composer Robert Schumann, composed between 1841 and 1851. They exemplify Romantic-era orchestral writing through expressive melodies, rich chromatic harmonies and varied orchestral colour, and they form key works of Schumann's mature output that helped shape nineteenth-century symphonic repertoire.

The Four Symphonies by Robert Schumann - album cover

First released: 1990

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Disc 1

1.
Symphony No. 1 in B Flat Major, Op. 38 "Spring": I. Andante un poco maestoso
2:34
2.
Symphony No. 1 in B Flat Major, Op. 38 "Spring": II. Allegro molto vivace
7:52
3.
Symphony No. 1 in B Flat Major, Op. 38 "Spring": III. Larghetto
6:25
4.
Symphony No. 1 in B Flat Major, Op. 38 "Spring": IV. Scherzo
5:59
5.
Symphony No. 1 in B Flat Major, Op. 38 "Spring": V. Allegro
7:18
6.
Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61: I. Sostenuto assai - Allegro ma non troppo
11:11
7.
Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61: II. Scherzo - Allegro vivace
6:57
8.
Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61: III. Adagio espressivo
11:39
9.
Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61: IV. Allegro molto vivace
8:15

Disc 2

2.
Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 97 "Rhenish": I. Lebhaft
9:50
3.
Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 97 "Rhenish": II. Scherzo - Sehr mässig
7:05
4.
Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 97 "Rhenish": III. Nicht schnell
6:26
5.
Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 97 "Rhenish": IV. Feierlicht
6:12
6.
Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 97 "Rhenish": V. Lebhaft
5:48
7.
Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120: I. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft
11:24
8.
Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120: II. Romanze - Ziemlich langsam
4:38
9.
Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120: III. Scherzo - Lebhaft
5:39
10.
Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120: IV. Langsam - Lebhaft
7:57