Schumann: The Symphonies & Overtures Swedish Chamber Orchestra & Thomas Dausgaard

• Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 38 "Spring":
• 1 Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 38 "Spring": I. Andante un poco maestoso - Allegro molto vivace 10:45
• 2 Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 38 "Spring": II. Larghetto 06:09
• 3 Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 38 "Spring": III. Scherzo. Molto vivace 05:41
• 4 Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 38 "Spring": IV. Allegro animato e grazioso 08:36
• Die Braut von Messina, Op. 100:
• 5 Schumann: Die Braut von Messina, Op. 100: Overture 08:34
• Genoveva, Op. 81:
• 6 Schumann: Genoveva, Op. 81: Overture 08:18
• Symphony in G Minor "Zwickau":
• 7 Schumann: Symphony in G Minor "Zwickau": I. Moderato - Allegro (Fragment) 10:44
• Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52:
• 8 Schumann: Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52: I. Overture. Andante con moto - Allegro 06:15
• 9 Schumann: Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52: II. Scherzo. Vivo 04:52
• 10 Schumann: Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52: III. Finale. Allegro molto vivace 05:47
• Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61:
• 11 Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61: I. Sostenuto assai - Allegro, ma non troppo 11:42
• 12 Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61: II. Scherzo. Allegro vivace 06:43
• 13 Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61: III. Adagio espressivo 09:19
• 14 Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61: IV. Allegro molto vivace 07:26
• Szenen aus Goethes Faust:
• 15 Schumann: Szenen aus Goethes Faust: Overture 07:38
• Julius Caesar Overture, Op. 128:
• 16 Schumann: Julius Caesar Overture, Op. 128 08:25
• Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120 (1841 Version):
• 17 Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120 (1841 Version): I. Andante con moto - Allegro di molto 08:09
• 18 Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120 (1841 Version): II. Romanza. Andante 03:47
• 19 Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120 (1841 Version): III. Scherzo. Presto 06:13
• 20 Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120 (1841 Version): IV. Largo - Finale. Allegro vivace 05:27
• Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Rhenish":
• 21 Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Rhenish": I. Lebhaft 08:18
• 22 Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Rhenish": II. Scherzo. Sehr mässig 05:20
• 23 Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Rhenish": III. Nicht schnell 04:48
• 24 Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Rhenish": IV. Feierlich 04:47
• 25 Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Rhenish": V. Lebhaft 05:30
• Manfred, Op. 115:
• 26 Schumann: Manfred, Op. 115: Overture 11:07
• Hermann und Dorothea, Op. 136:
• 27 Schumann: Hermann und Dorothea, Op. 136: Overture 08:53
• Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120 (1851 Version):
• 28 Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120 (1851 Version): I. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft 09:38
• 29 Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120 (1851 Version): II. Romanze. Ziemlich langsam 03:34
• 30 Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120 (1851 Version): III. Scherzo. Lebhaft 05:26
• 31 Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120 (1851 Version): IV. Langsam - Lebhaft 07:39
• Total Runtime 03:45:30

Info for Schumann: The Symphonies & Overtures

During their long collaboration (1997-2019) Thomas Dausgaard and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra developed a project they named ‘Opening Doors’, performing orchestral works from the Romantic era with the smaller-than-usual forces of a chamber orchestra. Due to the often revelatory results of this approach, the team went on to present at concerts around the world and on several recordings.

This album set brings together an important chapter of the project: Robert Schumann’s orchestral music, symphonies as well as overtures. In addition to his four symphonies - including both versions of No. 4 - this collection presents the Zwickau Symphony, an early, unfinished work from 1832-33, as well as a divertimento-like sequence of movements, Overture, Scherzo and Finale. Of the six overtures included in the set some are well-known, like the overture to Genoveva, Schumann’s only opera, and the Manfred Overture which Clara Schumann regarded as ‘one of the most poetic and most gripping of Robert’s pieces’. Other, less often heard works will constitute pleasant discoveries.

The three albums included in the set were greeted with critical acclaim on their individual releases, earning distinctions in magazines such as Gramophone, BBC Music Magazine and Fono Forum. Summing up the cycle, the reviewer in Fanfare described it as ‘close to being the most thrilling Schumann symphony series on the market, with sawing violins smoking down to the bridge and timpani-like rifle shots.’

Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

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