Credits:

Herbert Von Karajan,Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Description:

[The complete Schumann symphonies were recorded in just two months. Karajan and the Berliner Philharmoniker reproduce the composer's intentions with polished expressiveness and a precise ensemble, and the spirit of the works and Karajan's aesthetics are ideally combined in this performance. This recording is part of the "German Romanticism Discs" campaign. Recorded in Berlin in January and February, 1971 [Performed by] Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

Tracklisting:

1 SYMPHONY NO.1 IN B FLAT MAJOR. OP.38 'SPRING' 1:ANDANTE UN POCO MAESTOSO-ALLEGRO MOLTO VIVACE / Herbert Von Karajan
2 SYMPHONY NO.1 IN B FLAT MAJOR. OP.38 'SPRING' 2:LARGHETTO / Herbert Von Karajan
3 SYMPHONY NO.1 IN B FLAT MAJOR. OP.38 'SPRING' 3:SCHERZO.MOLTO VIVACE / Herbert Von Karajan
4 SYMPHONY NO.1 IN B FLAT MAJOR. OP.38 'SPRING' 4:ALLEGRO ANIMATO E GRAZIOSO / Herbert Von Karajan
5 SYMPHONY NO.2 IN C MAJOR. OP.61 1:SOSTENUTO ASSAI-UN POCO PIU VIVACE-ALLEGRO MA NON TROPPO / Herbert Von Karajan
6 SYMPHONY NO.2 IN C MAJOR. OP.61 2:SCHERZO.ALLEGRO VIVACE / Herbert Von Karajan
7 SYMPHONY NO.2 IN C MAJOR. OP.61 3:ADAGIO ESPRESSIVO / Herbert Von Karajan
8 SYMPHONY NO.2 IN C MAJOR. OP.61 4:ALLEGRO MOLTO VIVACE / Herbert Von Karajan
1 SYMPHONY NO.3 IN E FLAT MAJOR. OP.97 'RHENISH' 1:LEBHAFT / Herbert Von Karajan
2 SYMPHONY NO.3 IN E FLAT MAJOR. OP.97 'RHENISH' 2:SCHERZO.SEHR MASSIG / Herbert Von Karajan
3 SYMPHONY NO.3 IN E FLAT MAJOR. OP.97 'RHENISH' 3:NICHT SCHNELL / Herbert Von Karajan
4 SYMPHONY NO.3 IN E FLAT MAJOR. OP.97 'RHENISH' 4:FEIERLICH / Herbert Von Karajan
5 SYMPHONY NO.3 IN E FLAT MAJOR. OP.97 'RHENISH' 5:LEBHAFT / Herbert Von Karajan
6 SYMPHONY NO.4 IN D MINOR. OP.120 1:ZIEMLICH LANGSAM-LEBHAFT / Herbert Von Karajan
7 SYMPHONY NO.4 IN D MINOR. OP.120 2:ROMANZE.ZIEMLICH LANGSAM / Herbert Von Karajan
8 SYMPHONY NO.4 IN D MINOR. OP.120 3:SCHERZO.LEBHAFT / Herbert Von Karajan
9 SYMPHONY NO.4 IN D MINOR. OP.120 4:LANGSAM-LEBHAFT / Herbert Von Karajan