Robert Schumann - Symphonies 1-4; Manfred Overture (George Szell

Amazon.com Editorial Review: George Szell was on record as saying that he believed there was no reason the Schumann symphonies shouldn't be "as popular as Tchaikovsky." When they're played like this, it's hard to disagree. Schumann is one of those composers that every conductor does, but that few do really well. Part of the problem stems from the monochrome orchestration. Szell makes minor adjustments for the sake of clarity, but otherwise leaves it up to his superb orchestra to achieve the proper balances. And despite the usual extraordinary discipline that he imposes on his players, he's not afraid to let the music's Romantic temper burst out now and again in a surge of energy. With excellently remastered sound, this set is certainly one for the record books. --David Hurwitz Track Listing: CD1 01 - Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 'Spring' - I. Andante un poco maestoso-Allegro molto vivace 02 - Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 'Spring' - II. Larghetto 03 - Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 'Spring' - III. Scherzo: Molto vivace-Trio I: Molto piu vivace-Trio II 04 - Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 'Spring' - IV. Allegro animato e grazioso 05 - Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 - I. Sostenuto assai-Allegro ma non troppo 06 - Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 - II. Scherzo: Allegro vivace-Trio I-Trio II 07 - Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 - III. Adagio expressivo 08 - Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 - IV. Allegro molto vivace CD2 01 - Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 'Rhenish' - I. Lebhaft 02 - Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 'Rhenish' - II. Scherzo: Sehr massig 03 - Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 'Rhenish' - III. Nicht schnell 04 - Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 'Rhenish' - IV. Feierlich 05 - Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 'Rhenish' - V. Lebhaft 06 - Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 - I. Ziemlich langsam-Lebhaft 07 - Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 - II. Romanze: Ziemlich langsam 08 - Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 - III. Scherzo: Lebhaft-Trio 09 - Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 - IV. Langsam-Lebhaft 10 - "Manfred" Overture, Op 115 Title: Schumann: Symphonies 1-4; Manfred Overture Composer: Robert Schumann Performer: Cleveland Orchestra Conductor: George Szell Release Date: 10/1/1996 Label: Sony ASIN: B0000029PC Spars Code: ADD Number of Discs: 2 Encoded: MP3 format, 256kbps CBR Cover included Preview: http://www.amazon.com/Schumann-Symphonies-1-4-Manfred-Overture/dp/B0000029PC Enjoy and please seed!

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