Schumann

Robert Schumann (8 June 1810 – 29 July 1856) was a German composer and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career as a virtuoso pianist. He had been assured by his teacher Friedrich Wieck that he could become the finest pianist in Europe, but a hand injury ended this dream. Schumann then focused his musical energies on compos...

BERNSTEIN in the 1940s Volume 2: His Debut (1943) - PASC533

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SCHUMANN Manfred Overture
RÓZSA Theme, Variations and Finale
R. STRAUSS Don Quixote

Live broadcast concert, 1943
Total duration: 74:26

Joseph Schuster, cello
William Lincer, viola
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York
conducted by Leonard Bernstein

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BOULT & BBC SO Pre-War Recordings, Volume 2 (1932-37) - PASC715

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WEBER Der Freischütz, Euryanthe Overtures
MENDELSSOHN Hebrides, Ruy Blas Overtures
MENDELSSOHN Midsummer Night's Dream Nocturne
BERLIOZ Les francs juges, Le roi Lear, Roman Carnival Overtures
AUBER Masaniello Overture
NICOLAI Merry Wives of Windsor Overture
CHOPIN Funeral March (arr. Elgar)
MEYERBEER Coronation March
SCHUMANN Manfred Overture
SUPPÉ Light Cavalry Overture

Studio recordings, 1932-1937
Total duration: 1hr 58:06

BBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Sir Adrian Boult

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BRAILOWSKY The Complete Polydor Recordings, Volume 2 (1928-36) - PAKM079

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LISZT Piano Concerto No. 1
Solo works and transcriptions of music by DEBUSSY, FALLA, LISZT, MENDELSSOHN, SCARLATTI, SCHUBERT, SCHUMANN, SCRIABIN, WAGNER, WEBER

Studio recordings, 1928-1936
Total duration: 1hr 58:16

Alexander Brailowsky, piano
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Julius Prüwer

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BUSCH The Hamburg Concert: Berlioz, Reger, Schumann (1951) - PASC576

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BERLIOZ Benvenuto Cellini Overture
REGER Hiller Variations*
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4

Live concert recordings, 1951
Total duration: 79:30

Sinfonie-Orchester Des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks Hamburg
conducted by Fritz Busch
(*part section: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Paul van Kempen)

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CANTELLI in Boston: Frescobaldi, Schumann, Busoni, Mussorgsky (1953) - PASC086

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FRESCOBALDI Four Pieces
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4
BUSONI Berceuse élégiaque
MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition

Recorded live in 1953
Total duration: 79:54

Boston Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Guido Cantelli

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CANTELLI in New York - The 1955-1956 Broadcast Collection - PABX056

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BEETHOVEN Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 and 5
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1; Alto Rhapsody
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 21
HAYDN Symphony No. 93
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4
VIVALDI L'Estro Armonico: Concerto Grosso No. 11 in D minor, RV565 (1955 and 1956 performances)
RAVEL Pavane pour une infante défunte
FALLA El Sombrero des Tres Picos, Suite No. 2
PISTON Toccata
COPLAND El Salón México
R. STRAUSS Don Juan
CRESTON Dance Overture
WAGNER Parsifal – Good Friday Spell
VERDI Te Deum
MONTEVERDI Magnificat (arr. Ghedini)
HANDEL Xerxes – Largo
HINDEMITH Concert Music for Strings and Brass

Six live CBS broadcast concerts, Carnegie Hall, New York, 6 March 1955–8 April 1956
Total duration: 7:06:07, including radio commentary by Jim Fassett

New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Guido Cantelli
Walter Gieseking, piano (Mozart No. 21; Beethoven No. 5)
Rudolf Firkušný, piano (Beethoven No. 3; Brahms No. 1)
Wilhelm Backhaus, piano (Beethoven No. 4)
Martha Lipton, alto
Westminster Choir, directed by John Finlay Williamson

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