Schumann - Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61
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Orchestral » Symphonies
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Special offer. Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4
RecommendedLondon Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Gardiner [goes] all out for visceral sensation. The London performances bring the music most readily to life. — More…
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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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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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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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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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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... — More…
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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... — More…
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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... — More…
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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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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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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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