Schumann, R.: Symphonies Nos. 1-4 / Piano Concerto / Symphonic Etudes / Kinderszenen

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Piano Concerto No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 53: IV. Vivace (more info)
Performed by: Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra Silesian Philharmonic Orchestra Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Robert Schumann Philharmonie Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra German Radio Saarbrucken-Kaiserslautern Philharmonic Orchestra
Composed by: Neville Marriner Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Robert Schumann
Conducted by: Alexander Rahbari Karol Stryja Grzegorz Nowak Roger Norrington Antoni Wit Lawrence Foster Frank Beermann Douglas Bostock


1.   I. Andante un poco maestoso - Allegro molto vivace - 11:27
2.   II. Larghetto - 05:42
3.   III. Scherzo: Molto vivace - 05:41
4.   IV. Allegro animato e grazioso - 08:25


Manfred, Op. 115: Overture (more info)
Performed by: London Symphony Orchestra Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Neville Marriner Rene Leibowitz Robert Schumann
Conducted by: Johannes Wildner Neeme Jarvi
Recording date: 24-26 January and 25-26 April, 1992


5.   Manfred Overture, Op. 115 - 11:37


Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52 (more info)
Performed by: London Symphony Orchestra Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Neville Marriner Robert Schumann
Conducted by: Johannes Wildner Neeme Jarvi
Recording date: 24-26 January and 25-26 April, 1992


6.   Overture: Andante con moto - Allegro - 06:10
7.   Scherzo: Vivo - Trio: L'istesso temp - Scherzo - Coda - 05:05
8.   Finale: Allegro molto vivace - 05:20

Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 (more info)
Performed by: Symphony Nova Scotia Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra NBC Symphony Orchestra South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden Robert Schumann Philharmonie Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra New York Stadium Symphony Orchestra German Radio Saarbrucken-Kaiserslautern Philharmonic Orchestra
Composed by: Neville Marriner Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Leonard Bernstein Robert Schumann Arturo Toscanini
Conducted by: Georg Tintner Johannes Wildner Grzegorz Nowak Carl Schuricht Michael Gielen Roger Norrington Antoni Wit Lawrence Foster Frank Beermann Douglas Bostock


1.   I. Sostenuto assai - Allegro ma non troppo - 11:33
2.   II. Scherzo: Allegro vivace - 06:42
3.   III. Adagio espressivo - 09:03
4.   IV. Allegro molto vivace - 07:05


Symphony in G minor, WoO 29 (more info)
Performed by: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Neville Marriner Robert Schumann


5.   I. Allegro molto - 09:30
6.   II. Andantino assai - Allegretto - 07:53

Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 97, "Rhenish" (more info)
Performed by: International Symphony Orchestra, The Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra Paris Conservatoire Orchestra Silesian Philharmonic Orchestra Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden Robert Schumann Philharmonie Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra German Radio Saarbrucken-Kaiserslautern Philharmonic Orchestra
Composed by: Neville Marriner Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Rene Leibowitz Robert Schumann
Conducted by: Alexander Rahbari Karol Stryja Grzegorz Nowak Carl Schuricht Michael Gielen Roger Norrington Antoni Wit Lawrence Foster Frank Beermann Douglas Bostock


1.   I. Lebhaft - 08:55
2.   II. Scherzo: Sehr massig - 05:47
3.   III. Nicht schnell - 05:32
4.   IV. Feierlich - 05:46
5.   V. Lebhaft - 05:39


Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 (revised version, 1851) (more info)
Performed by: French National Orchestra Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Robert Schumann Philharmonie Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra German Radio Saarbrucken-Kaiserslautern Philharmonic Orchestra
Composed by: Neville Marriner Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Robert Schumann
Conducted by: Charles Munch Gunter Wand Michael Schonwandt Johannes Wildner Grzegorz Nowak Roger Norrington Antoni Wit Lawrence Foster Frank Beermann Douglas Bostock


6.   I. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft - 10:36
7.   II. Romanze: Ziemlich langsam - 04:01
8.   III. Scherzo: Lebhaft - 05:30
9.   IV. Langsam - Lebhaft - 09:20

Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 (more info)
Performed by: Detroit Symphony Orchestra Dallas Symphony Orchestra Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Budapest Symphony Orchestra Philharmonia Cassovia Opera North Orchestra CBC Radio Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden Gulbenkian Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Bilkent Symphony Orchestra Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra Dresden Staatskapelle Studio orchestra
Composed by: Robert Schumann
Conducted by: Herbert von Karajan Stefan Soltesz Karl Krueger Rudolf Kempe Karl Bohm Walter Goehr Mario Bernardi Eduardo Mata Stephen Gunzenhauser Andras Ligeti Johannes Wildner Ernest Bour Neeme Jarvi Bryden Thomson Antoni Wit Marc Albrecht
Alfred Cortot, piano
Claudio Arrau, piano
Heidrun Holtmann, piano
Malcolm Frager, piano
Walter Gieseking, piano
Sequeira Costa, piano
Landon Ronald, piano
Myra Hess, piano
Thomas Hlawatsch, piano
Jeno Jando, piano
Howard Shelley, piano
Louis Lortie, piano
Israela Margalit, piano
Dinu Lipatti, piano
Martin Helmchen,
Anton Kuerti, piano
Idil Biret, piano
Geza Anda, piano
Ivan Moravec, piano
Recording date: 13-14 November 1990


1.   I. Allegro affettuoso - 14:52
2.   II. Intermezzo: Andantino grazioso - 05:43
3.   III. Allegro vivace - 10:28


Introduction and Allegro appassionato, Op. 92 (more info)
Performed by: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra North German Radio Symphony Orchestra CBC Radio Orchestra Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Gulbenkian Orchestra
Composed by: Robert Schumann
Conducted by: Stefan Soltesz Mario Bernardi Stephen Gunzenhauser Alexander Rahbari Antoni Wit Christoph Eschenbach
Heidrun Holtmann, piano
Sequeira Costa, piano
Jeno Jando, piano
Tzimon Barto, piano
Anton Kuerti, piano
Idil Biret, piano


4.   Introduction and Allegro appassionato, Op. 92 - 15:47


Introduction and Concert Allegro, Op. 134 (more info)
Performed by: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra North German Radio Symphony Orchestra Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Gulbenkian Orchestra
Composed by: Robert Schumann
Conducted by: Stefan Soltesz Stephen Gunzenhauser Antoni Wit Christoph Eschenbach
Heidrun Holtmann, piano
Sequeira Costa, piano
Jeno Jando, piano
Tzimon Barto, piano
Idil Biret, piano
Recording date: 21-22 July 1984


5.   Introduction and Concert Allegro, Op. 134 - 13:31

Etudes symphoniques (Symphonic Etudes), Op. 13 (more info)
Composed by: Robert Schumann
Bernd Glemser, piano
Denes Varjon, piano
Stefan Vladar, piano
Geza Anda, piano
Alina Kabanova, piano


1.   Thema: Andante - 01:19
2.   Etude 1: Un poco piu vivo - 01:07
3.   Etude 2: Espressivo - 02:51
4.   Etude 3: Vivace - 01:20
5.   Etude 4 - 00:51
6.   Etude 5: Scherzando - 01:13
7.   Etude 6: Agitato - 00:51
8.   Etude 7: Allegro molto - 01:16
9.   Etude 8: Sempre marcatissimo - 02:11
10.   Etude 9: Presto possibile - 00:37
11.   Etude 10: Sempre con energia - 01:13
12.   Etude 11: Con espressione - 02:31
13.   Etude 12: Allegro brillante: Finale - 06:16
14.   Anhang Variation 1 - 01:44
15.   Anhang Variation 2 - 01:57
16.   Anhang Variation 3 - 01:35
17.   Anhang Variation 4 - 03:02
18.   Anhang Variation 5 - 03:14


Arabeske in C major, Op. 18 (more info)
Composed by: Robert Schumann
Rafael Orozco, piano
Angelika Nebel, piano
Xiangdong Kong, piano
Bernd Glemser, piano
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
Jeno Jando, piano
Michael Korstick, piano
Hideyo Harada, piano
Denes Varjon, piano
Stefan Vladar, piano
Recording date: 24-27 November 1992


19.   Arabeske in C major, Op. 18 - 05:57


Kinderszenen (Scenes of Childhood), Op. 15 (more info)
Composed by: Robert Schumann
Alfred Cortot, piano
Antonin Kubalek, piano
Angelika Nebel, piano
Valentina Lisitsa, piano
Donna Lee, piano
Artur Schnabel, piano
Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano
Ethella Chuprik, piano
Jeno Jando, piano
Fanny Davies, piano
Alfonso Alberti, piano
Idil Biret, piano
Carol Rosenberger, piano
Janos Sebestyen, organ
Denes Varjon, piano
Evelyn Dubourg, piano
Krzysztof Jablonski, piano
Martin Souter, piano
Jane Coop, piano


20.   No. 1. Von fremden Landern und Menschen (Of Foreign Lands and People) - 01:39
21.   No. 2. Curiose Geschichte (A Strange Story) - 01:00
22.   No. 3. Hasche-Mann (Catch-as-catch-can) - 00:29
23.   No. 4. Bittendes Kind (Pleading Child) - 00:53
24.   No. 5. Gluckes genug (Happy Enough) - 00:38
25.   No. 6. Wichtige Begebenheit (An Important Event) - 00:48
26.   No. 7. Traumerei (Dreaming) - 02:43
27.   No. 8. Am Camin (By the Fire-side) - 00:57
28.   No. 9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd (Knight of the Hobby-horse) - 00:37
29.   No. 10. Fast zu ernst (Almost Too Serious) - 01:38
30.   No. 11. Furchtenmachen (Frightening) - 01:31
31.   No. 12. Kind im Einschlummern (Child Falling Asleep) - 01:52
32.   No. 13. Der Dichter spricht (The Poet Speaks) - 02:09

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