Symphonies nos. 1–4

Album by Robert Schumann & Staatskapelle Dresden & Giuseppe Sinopoli

Symphonies nos. 1–4 are a cycle of four orchestral symphonies by German composer Robert Schumann, composed between 1841 and 1851. They exemplify early Romantic orchestral writing with expansive melodies, rich harmonies and contrasting moods, and they mark Schumann's development from chamber and piano music into large-scale symphonic composition within 19th-century music history.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 1 in B‐flat major, op. 38 “Spring”: I. Andante un poco maestoso – Allegro molto vivace
    11:29
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 1 in B‐flat major, op. 38 “Spring”: II. Larghetto – attacca
    7:06
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 1 in B‐flat major, op. 38 “Spring”: III. Scherzo. Molto vivace – Trio I/II
    6:12
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 1 in B‐flat major, op. 38 “Spring”: IV. Allegro animato e grazioso
    8:52
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 2 in C major, op. 61: I. Sostenuto assai – Allegro, ma non troppo
    12:15
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 2 in C major, op. 61: II. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
    6:44
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 2 in C major, op. 61: III. Adagio espressivo
    10:35
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 2 in C major, op. 61: IV. Allegro molto vivace
    8:34

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 97 “Rhenish”: I. Lebhaft
    9:58
  2. 3.
    Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 97 “Rhenish”: II. Scherzo. Sehr mäßig
    6:35
  3. 4.
    Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 97 “Rhenish”: III. Nicht schnell
    5:24
  4. 5.
    Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 97 “Rhenish”: IV. Feierlich
    5:45
  5. 6.
    Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 97 “Rhenish”: V. Lebhaft
    5:46
  6. 7.
    Symphony no. 4 in D minor, op. 120: I. Ziemlich langsam – Lebhaft – attacca
    11:34
  7. 8.
    Symphony no. 4 in D minor, op. 120: II. Romanze. Ziemlich langsam – attacca
    3:44
  8. 9.
    Symphony no. 4 in D minor, op. 120: III. Scherzo. Lebhaft – Trio – attacca
    5:44
  9. 10.
    Symphony no. 4 in D minor, op. 120: IV. Langsam – Lebhaft – Schneller – Presto
    9:23
  10. 11.
    Overture, Scherzo and Finale in E major, op. 52: I. Overture. Andante con moto – Allegro
    6:27
  11. 12.
    Overture, Scherzo and Finale in E major, op. 52: II. Scherzo. Vivo
    4:20
  12. 13.
    Overture, Scherzo and Finale in E major, op. 52: III. Finale. Allegro molto vivace
    7:13

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