Schumann: Complete Symphonies
Munich Philharmonic, Pablo Heras-Casado- Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B Flat Major, Op. 38 'Spring': I. Andante Un Poco Maestoso - Allegro Molto Vivace
- Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B Flat Major, Op. 38 'Spring': II. Larghetto
- Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B Flat Major, Op. 38 'Spring': III. Scherzo. Molto Vivace
- Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B Flat Major, Op. 38 'Spring': IV. Allegro Animato E Grazioso
- Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61: I. Sostenuto Assai - Un Poco Più Vivace - Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Con Fuoco
- Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61: II. Scherzo. Allegro Vivace
- Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61: III. Adagio Espressivo
- Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61: IV. Allegro Molto Vivace
- Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 97 'Rhenish': I. Lebhaft
- Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 97 'Rhenish': II. Scherzo. Sehr Mäßig
- Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 97 'Rhenish': III. Nicht Schnell
- Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 97 'Rhenish': IV. Feierlich
- Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 97 'Rhenish': V. Lebhaft
- Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120: I. Ziemlich Langsam - Lebhaft
- Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120: II. Romanze. Ziemlich Langsam
- Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120: III. Scherzo. Lebhaft
- Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120: IV. Langsam - Lebhaft
Four symphonies were enough for Robert Schumann to leave his mark. Without allowing himself to be overawed by Beethoven’s shadow, he succeeded from the outset in coining a highly personal idiom, with an astonishing combination of formal rigour and freedom of inspiration. Pablo Heras-Casado and the Münchner Philharmoniker offer their interpretation of this corpus, more mysterious than it appears, which tells of its composer’s passionate and tormented soul.