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Schumann - Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61
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Orchestral » Symphonies
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Gardiner [goes] all out for visceral sensation. The London performances bring the music most readily to life. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th September 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Symphonic Music
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Building a Library, June 2018, Also Recommended
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Right from that wonderful opening fanfare, the ‘Spring’ has a sense of confident, intelligent, loving engagement with the music, well served by the recording team, which carried me right through... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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The first thing to be said about this Schumann cycle is how splendidly alert the orchestral playing is: the Scottish Chamber Orchestra must be one of the finest ensembles of its kind in the... —
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2014, Orchestral Choice
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Rattle’s deft, beautifully nuanced readings have none of the plush upholstery that once characterised the Berliners’ Schumann, and yet it’s impossible to listen to these performances without... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 19th May 2014
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Schumann - Complete Symphonies
RecommendedRoger Montgomery, Susan Dent, Gavin Edwards, Robert Maskell (horns)
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner
The first point to note is how much more comprehensive this is than previous cycles, even the outstanding RCA set of period performances from Roy Goodman and the Hanover Band.
Gardiner offers... —Awards:
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Building a Library, November 2006, First Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Generally, these performances are thrilling, and Bis’s engineering team complements them with equally thrilling recorded sound. If you want a box of Schumann symphonies in something approaching... —
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Special offer. Hans Gál: Symphony No. 4 & Schumann: Symphony No. 2
Orchestra of the Swan, Kenneth Woods
The Orchestra of the Swan provide a quietly compelling account, relishing the many solos, duos and textural intricacies that Gal wrings from his orchestra. Their account of Schumann's C major... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2012, Editor's Choice
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Right from the slow introduction's mysterious opening bars, this is a compelling account of the C major Second Symphony, imbued with Abbado's characteristic attention to detail, and the sharply... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st July 2013
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2013, Editor's Choice
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