Schumann – Staatskapelle Dresden, Wolfgang Sawallisch – The Four Symphonies / Overture, Scherzo And Finale / Manfred-Overture 4LP

Schumann – Staatskapelle Dresden, Wolfgang Sawallisch – The Four Symphonies / Overture, Scherzo And Finale / Manfred-Overture

In the 1840s Robert and Clara Schumann lived for six years in the Saxon city of Dresden, home of the venerable Staatskapelle – an orchestra founded in 1548. In the 21st century its reputation remains among the highest in the world. Some 50 years ago, when Germany was divided by the Cold War, the great conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch – Munich-born and very much a Bavarian – recorded Schumann’s four symphonies with the Staatskapelle. This cycle, now released as a 4LP set, has become a classic of the catalogue, as Gramophone has attested over the years:

“Sawallisch's Dresden recordings of the Schumann symphonies … have established themselves as benchmark versions.”

“The performances are as deeply musical as they are carefully considered, and the orchestral playing combines superb discipline with a refreshing naturalness and spontaneity.”

Tracklist:
Symphony No. 1 In B Flat Major, Op. 38 “Spring”
A1 Andante Un Poco Maestoso—Allegro Molto Vivace
A2 Larghetto -
A3 Scherzo (Molto Vivace) - Trios I & II

B1 Allegro Animato E Grazioso Symphony No. 2 In C Major, Op. 61
B2 Sostenuto Assai—Allegro Ma Non Troppo

C1 Scherzo (Allegro Vivace) - Trios I & II
C2 Adagio Espressivo
C3 Allegro Molto Vivace Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Major, Op. 97 “Rhenish”

D1 Lebhaft
D2 Scherzo (Sehr Mässig)
D3 Nicht Schnell

E1 Felerlich
E2 Lebhaft
E3 Manfred, Op. 115: Overture Symphony No. 4 In D Minor, Op. 120

F1 Ziemlich Langsam - Lebhaft -
F2 Romanze (Ziemlich Langsam) -

G1 Scherzo (Lebhaft) & Trio
G2 Langsam—Lebhaft - Schneller - Presto Overture, Scherzo And Finale, Op. 52

H1 Overture (Andante Con Moto—Allegro)
H2 Scherzo (Vivo) & Trio
H3 Finale (Allegro Molto Vivace)

Label: Warner Classics 
Released: 1973/2023