This album was recorded in March-April 2019 at the Philharmonie im Gasteig in Munich, Germany.
Composition History
Schumann's 'Spring' Symphony, Op. 38, was composed in just four days and nights in January 1841, with its orchestration completed the following month.
Critical Reception
Schumann's orchestral texture, once respected, was later decried but is now admired again.
Composer Biography
Robert Schumann, after composing many piano masterpieces for his beloved Clara Wieck, felt the piano was becoming too restrictive for his ideas and wanted to compose for orchestra.
Performer Biography
Pablo Heras-Casado, the conductor on this album, has an unusually varied career, encompassing symphonic and operatic repertoire, historically informed performances, and contemporary scores.
Compositional Technique
The 'Rhenish' Symphony, Op. 97, is unique among Schumann's symphonies for its five cyclic and narrative movements, a new architectural solution for him.
Cultural Impact
Tchaikovsky considered Mendelssohn and Schumann as the only illuminating geniuses of their time, shaping the new post-Beethovenian symphonic school.
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