Munich Philharmonic - Schumann: Complete Symphonies (CD)

Four symphonies were enough for Robert Schumann to leave his mark. Without allowing himself to be overawed by Beethoven's shadow, he succeeded from the outset in coining a highly personal idiom, with an astonishing combination of formal rigour and freedom of inspiration. Pablo Heras-Casado and the Münchner Philharmoniker offer their interpretation of this corpus, more mysterious than it appears, which tells of it's composer's passionate and tormented soul.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B Flat Major, Op. 38 'Spring'
2. I. Andante Un Poco Maestoso - Allegro Molto Vivace
3. II. Larghetto
4. III. Scherzo. Molto Vivace
5. IV. Allegro Animato E Grazioso
6. Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61
7. I. Sostenuto Assai - Un Poco Più Vivace - Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Con Fuoco
8. II. Scherzo. Allegro Vivace
9. III. Adagio Espressivo
10. IV. Allegro Molto Vivace
11. Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 97 'Rhenish'
12. I. Lebhaft
13. II. Scherzo. Sehr Mäßig
14. III. Nicht Schnell
15. IV. Feierlich
16. V. Lebhaft
17. Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
18. I. Ziemlich Langsam - Lebhaft
19. II. Romanze. Ziemlich Langsam
20. III. Scherzo. Lebhaft
21. IV. Langsam - Lebhaft