Composer: Robert Schumann
Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony
Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: SFS
Release: 2017
Size: 2.65 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 38 ‘Spring’
01. I. Andante un poco maestoso – Allegro molto vivace
02. II. Larghetto
03. III. Scherzo
04. IV. Allegro animato e grazioso
Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61
05. I. Sostenuto assai – Allegro ma non troppo
06. II. Scherzo
07. III. Adagio espressivo
08. IV. Allegro molto vivace
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 97 ‘Rhenish’
09. I. Lebhaft
10. II. Scherzo
11. III. Nicht schnell
12. IV. Feierlich
13. V. Lebhaft
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
14. I. Ziemlich langsam – Lebhaft
15. II. Romanze
16. III. Scherzo
17. IV. Langsam – Lebhaft
The Grammy Award-winning team of Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony releases a premium edition two-disc recording of the complete symphonies of Robert Schumann, one of the most evocative composers of the Romantic era.
Michael Tilson Thomas’ nuanced approach accentuates the tender, simple, and vulnerable side of Schumann’s symphonies, which MTT calls a “preserve for endangered emotions.” Recorded live, these performances of Schumann’s symphonies are hailed as “nothing short of magnificent” by the San Francisco Chronicle. Produced by the Symphony’s in-house record label SFS Media in the highest quality audio.