{"product_id":"schumann-symphonies-nos-1-3-manfred-overture-gardiner-london-symphony-394059","title":"Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1 \u0026 3; Manfred Overture \/ Gardiner, London Symphony","description":"The second album in Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s Schumann series with the London Symphony Orchestra travels from glorious fanfare to dream-like passages with the lively Spring and Rhenish symphonies.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  From the dramatic first trumpet-call which awakens the frozen landscape, the First Symphony is a celebration of spring. It moves through the season and a gruff folksong Scherzo until finally a jubilant conclusion dances into summer.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Desperate, heartfelt and elegant, the Manfred Overture opens with an urgent impetus that only increases through the work, displaying the intense strife which lies ahead for its protagonist. Schumann’s Third is one of the composer’s most impressive, painting a euphoric picture of the German Rhineland in broad Beethovenian style and closing with an exhilarating finale.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  -----\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  REVIEW:\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  He brings the values of his period- instrument performances to both works and to the grandiose Manfred Overture, a Byronic tone poem in all but name. The LSO players respond with verve and elan to his impulsive baton.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  – Sunday Times (UK)","brand":"LSO LIVE","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46012904177898,"sku":"822231184423","price":14.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/3776614-2532005.jpg?v=1778373890","url":"https:\/\/arkivmusic.com\/products\/schumann-symphonies-nos-1-3-manfred-overture-gardiner-london-symphony-394059","provider":"ArkivMusic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}