The Symphonies

Album by Robert Schumann & Wiener Philharmoniker & Sir Georg Solti

The Symphonies are the four orchestral symphonies by German composer Robert Schumann, composed and revised between 1841 and 1851. They exemplify early Romantic orchestral writing, featuring lyrical melodies, rich harmonic textures and inventive orchestration, and they mark Schumann's development from intimate piano and song forms towards larger-scale symphonic structures that influenced 19th-century symphonic practice.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Overture, Scherzo and Finale, op. 52: Overture: Andante con moto – Allegro
    5:46
  2. 2.
    Overture, Scherzo and Finale, op. 52: Scherzo: Vivo
    3:35
  3. 3.
    Overture, Scherzo and Finale, op. 52: Finale: Allegro molto vivace
    6:05
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 1 in B-flat major, op. 38 “Spring”: I. Andante un poco maestoso – Allegro molto vivace
    11:00
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 1 in B-flat major, op. 38 “Spring”: II. Larghetto –
    6:40
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 1 in B-flat major, op. 38 “Spring”: III. Scherzo: Molto vivace – Trio I: Molto più vivace – Tempo I – Trio II: (Molto vivace) – Tempo I – Coda
    5:38
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 1 in B-flat major, op. 38 “Spring”: IV. Allegro animato e grazioso
    8:07
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 4 in D minor, op. 120: I. Ziemlich langsam – Lebhaft –
    11:22
  9. 9.
    Symphony no. 4 in D minor, op. 120: II. Romanze: Ziemlich langsam –
    5:05
  10. 10.
    Symphony no. 4 in D minor, op. 120: III. Scherzo & Trio: Lebhaft –
    5:12
  11. 11.
    Symphony no. 4 in D minor, op. 120: IV. Langsam – Lebhaft – Schneller – Presto
    7:51

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Overture “Julius Caesar” op. 128
    8:02
  2. 3.
    Symphony no. 2 in C major, op. 61: I. Sostenuto assai – Un poco più vivace – Allegro ma non troppo
    11:42
  3. 4.
    Symphony no. 2 in C major, op. 61: II. Scherzo, Trio I, Trio II & Coda: Allegro vivace
    6:28
  4. 5.
    Symphony no. 2 in C major, op. 61: III. Adagio espressivo
    10:09
  5. 6.
    Symphony no. 2 in C major, op. 61: IV. Allegro molto vivace
    7:34
  6. 7.
    Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 97 “Rhenish”: I. Lebhaft
    9:17
  7. 8.
    Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 97 “Rhenish”: II. Scherzo: Sehr mäßig
    6:29
  8. 9.
    Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 97 “Rhenish”: III. Nicht schnell
    4:57
  9. 10.
    Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 97 “Rhenish”: IV. Feierlich
    6:30
  10. 11.
    Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 97 “Rhenish”: V. Lebhaft – Schneller
    5:56

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