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Schumann: The Symphonies & Overtures / Dausgaard, Swedish Chamber Orchestra
BIS

Schumann: The Symphonies & Overtures / Dausgaard, Swedish Chamber Orchestra

$39.99

Details

Composer
Robert Schumann
Artist
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Jan 06, 2023
Catalog #
BIS-2669
UPC
7318599926698

About

During their long collaboration (1997 - 2019) Thomas Dausgaard and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra developed a project they named ‘Opening Doors’, performing orchestral works from the Romantic era with the smaller-than-usual forces of a chamber orchestra. Due to the often revelatory results of this approach, the team went on to present at concerts around the world and on several recordings. This box set brings together an important chapter of the project: Robert Schumann’s orchestral music, symphonies as well as overtures. In addition to his four symphonies - including both versions of No. 4 - this collection presents the Zwickau Symphony, an early, unfinished work from 1832-33, as well as a divertimento-like sequence of movements, Overture, Scherzo and Finale.

Of the six overtures included in the set some are well-known, like the overture to Genoveva, Schumann’s only opera, and the Manfred Overture which Clara Schumann regarded as ‘one of the most poetic and most gripping of Robert’s pieces’. Other, less often heard works will constitute pleasant discoveries. The three albums included in the set were greeted with critical acclaim on their individual releases, earning distinctions in magazines such as Gramophone, BBC Music Magazine and Fono Forum. Summing up the cycle, the reviewer in Fanfare described it as ‘close to being the most thrilling Schumann symphony series on the market, with sawing violins smoking down to the bridge and timpani-like rifle shots.’

Past praise for the albums included in this edition:

Symphony No. 1 & Overtures

Right from the opening fanfares, there's a sense of joy and exhilaration, and the openness of the orchestral textures brings freshness and clarity. The ensemble’s lithe flexibility is used to the full by Dausgaard, whose instincts on tempo are persuasive, and the dramatic tension underpinning the work isn't allowed to evaporate.

-- BBC Music Magazine

Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4

The Second Symphony is revealing with keen accents and prominent inner voices, the latter half of the slow introduction biting and muscular, the main Allegro superbly built. In the Scherzo Dausgaard slows and softens the bridge passage appealingly, accentuating the dizzy flight back to the main subject. In the achingly beautiful Adagio, top line and accompaniment seem to lean on each other to ease the pain, and in speeding for the finale's second set Dausgaard intensifies the argument, making fresh sense of it.

-- Gramophone

Dausgaard is not the first conductor to use the 1841 version of the D minor Symphony… but… this performance, given by an orchestra of the size of Schumann himself would have known brings it vividly to life.

-- BBC Music Magazine

Tracklist 31 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Andante un poco maestoso - Allegro molto vivace 10:45
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andante un poco maestoso - Allegro molto vivace
    Duration
    10:45
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  3. 2 II. Larghetto - 06:09
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Larghetto -
    Duration
    06:09
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  4. 3 III. Scherzo: Molto vivace 05:41
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Molto vivace
    Duration
    05:41
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  5. 4 IV. Allegro animato e grazioso 08:36
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro animato e grazioso
    Duration
    08:36
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  6. 5 Die Braut von Messina (The Bride of Messina), Op. 100 08:34
    Track
    5
    Title
    Die Braut von Messina (The Bride of Messina), Op. 100
    Duration
    08:34
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  7. 6 Genoveva, Op. 81: Overture 08:18
    Track
    6
    Title
    Genoveva, Op. 81: Overture
    Duration
    08:18
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  8. 7 Symphony in G Minor, Anhang A3, "Zwickau": I. Moderato - Allegro (first manuscript edition) 10:44
    Track
    7
    Title
    Symphony in G Minor, Anhang A3, "Zwickau": I. Moderato - Allegro (first manuscript edition)
    Duration
    10:44
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  9. 8 I. Overture: Andante con moto - Allegro 06:15
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Overture: Andante con moto - Allegro
    Duration
    06:15
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  10. 9 II. Scherzo: Vivo 04:52
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Vivo
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  11. 10 III. Finale: Allegro molto vivace 05:47
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Finale: Allegro molto vivace
    Duration
    05:47
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  12. Disc 2
  13. 1 I. Sostenuto assai - Allegro ma non troppo 11:42
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Sostenuto assai - Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    11:42
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  14. 2 II. Scherzo: Allegro vivace 06:43
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    06:43
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  15. 3 III. Adagio espressivo 09:19
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Adagio espressivo
    Duration
    09:19
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  16. 4 IV. Allegro molto vivace 07:26
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro molto vivace
    Duration
    07:26
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  17. 5 Scenen aus Goethes Faust, WoO 3: Overture 07:38
    Track
    5
    Title
    Scenen aus Goethes Faust, WoO 3: Overture
    Duration
    07:38
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  18. 6 Julius Cesar Overture, Op. 128 08:25
    Track
    6
    Title
    Julius Cesar Overture, Op. 128
    Duration
    08:25
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  19. 7 I. Andante con moto - Allegro di molto 08:09
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Andante con moto - Allegro di molto
    Duration
    08:09
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  20. 8 II. Romanza: Andante 03:47
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Romanza: Andante
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  21. 9 III. Scherzo: Presto 06:13
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Presto
    Duration
    06:13
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  22. 10 IV. Largo - Finale: Allegro vivace 05:27
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Largo - Finale: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    05:27
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  23. Disc 3
  24. 1 I. Lebhaft 08:18
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Lebhaft
    Duration
    08:18
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  25. 2 II. Scherzo: Sehr mäßig 05:20
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Sehr mäßig
    Duration
    05:20
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  26. 3 III. Nicht schnell 04:48
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Nicht schnell
    Duration
    04:48
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  27. 4 IV. Feierlich 04:47
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Feierlich
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  28. 5 V. Lebhaft 05:30
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Lebhaft
    Duration
    05:30
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  29. 6 Manfred Overture, Op. 115 11:07
    Track
    6
    Title
    Manfred Overture, Op. 115
    Duration
    11:07
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  30. 7 Hermann and Dorothea, Op. 136 08:53
    Track
    7
    Title
    Hermann and Dorothea, Op. 136
    Duration
    08:53
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  31. 8 I. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft 09:38
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft
    Duration
    09:38
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  32. 9 II. Romanze: Ziemlich langsam 03:34
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Romanze: Ziemlich langsam
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  33. 10 III. Scherzo: Lebhaft 05:26
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Lebhaft
    Duration
    05:26
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  34. 11 IV. Langsam - Lebhaft 07:39
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Langsam - Lebhaft
    Duration
    07:39
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard