Schumann - Symphony No. 1 in B-flat, Op. 38 Spring (c.r.: Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic)

Schumann: The 4 Symphonies by Leonard Bernstein 🎧 Qobuz Tidal 🎧 Amazon Music Deezer 🎧 Spotify Youtube Music 🎧 Apple Music — SoundCloud 🎧 Naspter, Pandora, Anghami, LineMusic日本, Awa日本, QQ音乐 … Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 38 “Spring“ 00:00 I. Andante un poco maestoso — Allegro molto vivace (Remastered 2023, New York 1960) 11:27 II. Larghetto (Remastered 2023, New York 1960) 19:26 III. Scherzo. Molto vivace — Trio I. Molto più vivace — Trio II (Remastered 2023, New York 1960) 25:23 IV. Allegro animato e grazioso (Remastered 2023, New York 1960) Complete Remastered Edition Available on all the main streaming platforms (Qobuz in 24/96 His-Res, Spotify, Amazon Music, Deezer, Tidal, Youtube Music..) New York Philharmonic Conductor: Leonard Bernstein Recorded in 1960, at New York New mastering in 2023 by AB for CMRR 🔊 FOLLOW US on SPOTIFY (Profil: CMRR) : 🔊 Download CMRR’s recordings in High fidelity audio (QOBUZ) : ❤ If you like CMRR content, please consider membership at our Patreon or Tipeee page. Thank you :) // The composition of the First Symphony in B-flat major, Op. 60 is associated with the happiness of the recently married Schumann, the assumption being reinforced by the fact that a poem about Spring is said to have inspired him to write the work. On January 25, 1841 Clara Schumann wrote in their joint diary: “A poem about Spring (…) was the first inspiration for this composition.“ It must be conceded that there was something euphoric about the intensity of the composer’s creativity in the years 1840 and 1841; in 1840, the year of his fiercely opposed marriage to Clara, he wrote no less than 138 songs, and the extremely rapid sketching and orchestration of the First Symphony recalls the speed at which Handel and Mozart worked. Schumann began the sketches on January 23, 1841 and, four days later, they were already completed; he only required three weeks for the orchestration which followed immediately, and on March 31, 1841 the work received its first performance by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra under Mendelssohn. Some years later Schumann wrote to the conductor Karl Gottfried Wilhelm Taubert: “Could you instil into your orchestra some longing for Spring; that was principally in my mind when I was writing it in January 1841. I should like the very first trumpet entry to sound as though it came from on high, like a call to wake up (…).“ This trumpet entry opens the symphony and is a direct allusion to the poem about Spring by Adolph Böttger referred to above. The last verse of the poem begins “Im Thale blühet Frühling auf“ (Spring blossoms in the valley); the speech rhythm of this verse corresponds to the fanfare-like opening on the trumpets. This striking rhythm provides the link between the Introduction, the main theme of the first movement and the coda of the Finale. The two inner movements, the Larghetto and the Scherzo, are also interconnected: Schumann composed a transitional passage in the Larghetto for the trombones, which can be distinctly heard in the theme of the following Scherzo. COMPLETE PRESENTATION: LOOK THE FIRST PINNED COMMENT Leonard Bernstein was a pioneer in recording the original text of Robert Schumann’s complete Symphonies, as opposed to so many versions reproducing scores rearranged by orchestrators who may have been more efficient but considerably less expressive. This recording is undoubtedly the most important in the discography, both for its philological aspect and for the conductor’s physical commitment, a commitment that is lacking in his second recording with the Vienna Philharmonic. Robert & Clara Schumann PLAYLIST (reference recordings):