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...

MUNCH Boston Rarities Volume 1 (1950/51) - PASC403

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SCHUMANN Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat, “Spring”
BRAHMS Symphony No. 4 in E Minor

Studio Recordings · 1950/51
Total duration: 72:06

Charles Munch
Boston Symphony Orchestra

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NIKOLAI SOKOLOFF And The Cleveland Orchestra - Complete Recordings (1924-28) - PASC524

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RACHMANINOV Symphony No. 2 (world première recording)
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 8, “Unfinished”
BORODIN Polovtsian Dances
and works by TCHAIKOVSKY, WAGNER, BRAHMS, J. STRAUSS, SIBELIUS and others

Studio recordings, 1924-28
Total duration: 3hr 0:20

The Cleveland Orchestra
conducted by Nikolai Sokoloff

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ORMANDY and The Philadelphia Orchestra - The Early Years Complete - PABX046

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Music by
BACH, BARBER, BEETHOVEN, BRAHMS, LISZT, MOZART, RAVEL, RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, SCHUBERT, SCHUMANN, SIBELIUS, J. Strauss, R. STRAUSS, TCHAIKOVSKY, TELEMANN, WAGNER and more

The Philadelphia Orchestra
conducted by Eugene Ormandy

Studio & live recordings, 1936-1945

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ORMANDY and The Philadelphia Orchestra - The Early Years ∙ Volume 1 (1936-42) - PASC578

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LISZT Les Préludes
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2
RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé - Suite No. 2
R. STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben
MENOTTI Amelia Goes to the Ball - Overture
BARBER First Essay for Orchestra
SOUSA Washington Post March
SOUSA The Stars and Stripes Forever

Studio recordings, 1936-42
Total duration: 2hr 16:00

The Philadelphia Orchestra
conducted by Eugene Ormandy

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ORMANDY Complete Minneapolis Symphony, Vol. 2 (1934) - PASC667

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MOZART Le Nozze di Figaro - Overture
MOZART Eight German Dances
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4
SMETANA Three Dances from The Bartered Bride
DELIBES Music from Sylvia & La Source
KREISLER Kreiserliana
SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht
music by RAVEL, TCHAIKOVSKY, STRAUSS, DVOŘÁK, DRIGO

Studio recordings, 1934
Total duration: 2hr 32:37

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Eugene Ormandy

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PABLO CASALS - The Pristine Collection - PABX055

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BACH Suites for Solo Cello, BWV 1007–1012
BRAHMS Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, Op. 102; Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99
BOCCHERINI Cello Sonata No. 4 in A, G4
DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto in B minor (1937 and 1960 recordings; the latter in stereo)
ELGAR Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
SCHUMANN Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
SCHUBERT Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat, D898
Shorter works by FAURÉ, GODARD, GRANADOS and SAINT-SAËNS

Studio and live recordings, 1926–1960
Total duration: 6:13:29

Pablo Casals, cello
Jacques Thibaud, violin
Alfred Cortot, piano and conductor of the Pablo Casals Orchestra
Blas Net, Mieczyslaw Horszowski and Nicolai Mednikov, piano
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by George Szell
BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Adrian Boult
Prades Festival Orchestra, conducted by Eugene Ormandy
Festival Casals Orchestra of Puerto Rico, conducted by Alexander Schneider

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