Symphonies Nos. 1 “Spring” and 3 “Rhenish”

Album by Robert Schumann & Narodowa Orkiestra Symfoniczna Polskiego Radia w Katowicach & Antoni Wit

Symphonies Nos. 1 'Spring' and 3 'Rhenish' are orchestral works by German composer Robert Schumann, composed in 1841 and 1850 respectively. They exemplify early Romantic symphonic writing, combining lyrical melodies, varied orchestral colours and formal structures drawn from Classical models, with the First signalling Schumann's emergence as a symphonist and the Third reflecting a broader, regionally inspired orchestral approach linked to the Rhineland.

Symphonies Nos. 1 “Spring” and 3 “Rhenish” by Schumann - album cover

First released: June 1996

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1.
Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 “Spring”: I. Andante un poco maestoso - Allegro molto vivace
11:49
2.
Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 “Spring”: II. Larghetto
6:56
3.
Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 “Spring”: III. Scherzo. Molto vivace
5:32
4.
Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 “Spring”: IV. Allegro animato e grazioso
8:21
5.
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 “Rhenish”: I. Lebhaft
8:57
6.
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 “Rhenish”: II. Scherzo. Sehr mäßig
6:35
7.
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 “Rhenish”: III. Nicht schnell
5:05
8.
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 “Rhenish”: IV. Feierlich
5:59
9.
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 “Rhenish”: V. Lebhaft
5:22