Symphonies Nos. 1 "Spring" & 4

Album by Robert Schumann & The Cleveland Orchestra & George Szell

Symphonies Nos. 1 and 4 is a recording of orchestral works by German composer Robert Schumann, both largely composed in 1841. The works exemplify early Romantic symphonic writing, with lyrical melodic writing, rich harmonic language, dynamic rhythmic gestures and varied orchestral colour, and they occupy a key place in Schumann's output as his effort to adapt classical symphonic form to Romantic expression.

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  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 1 in B-flat major, op. 38 "Spring": I. Andante un poco maestoso - Allegro molto vivace
    9:50
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 1 in B-flat major, op. 38 "Spring": II. Larghetto
    5:54
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 1 in B-flat major, op. 38 "Spring": III. Scherzo: Molto vivace
    5:37
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 1 in B-flat major, op. 38 "Spring": IV. Allegro animato e grazioso
    9:08
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 4 in D minor, op. 120: I. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft
    8:42
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 4 in D minor, op. 120: II. Romanze: Ziemlich langsam
    3:52
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 4 in D minor, op. 120: III. Scherzo: Lebhaft
    5:11
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 4 in D minor, op. 120: IV. Langsam - Lebhaft
    7:39

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