Schumann - Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 38 'Spring'
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Orchestral » Symphonies
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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... — More…
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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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Special offer. Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3
RecommendedLondon Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Now in his late 70s, John Eliot Gardiner seems to have embarked on a second spring rather than an Indian summer. The Schumann symphonies on his second instalment of the cycle are bottled sunshine…you... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 28th February 2020
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Building a Library, June 2018, Also Recommended
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Simon Rattle conducts Schumann’s Symphonies
Recorded live at the Berlin Philharmonie in February und November 2013
Berliner Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle
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He’s far from the first to do so, but Roth makes the once-heretical case, through judicious observance of the score and an acute ear for sonority, that Schumann knew what he was doing… The slimmer... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2020, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2020, Orchestral Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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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... — More…Awards:
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Building a Library, November 2006, First Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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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... — More…
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These enormously invigorating and brilliantly executed performances...quash once and for all the old age that Schumann's Symphonies are deficient in their treatment of the orchestra...Nézet-Séguin... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2014, Disc of the month
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2014, Editor's Choice
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