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Schumann Symphonies 3 & 4
Robert Schumann

Schumann Symphonies 3 & 4

Stavanger Symphony Orchestra | Jan Willem de Vriend

Label: Challenge Classics
Format: CD
Barcode: 0608917295924
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Catalog number: CC 72959
Releasedate: 01-08-24
- Second and last instalment in Jan de Vriend and Stavanger Symphony Orchestra complete survey of Robert Schumann's symphonies
- Such accomplished, high-class music-making makes the imminent follow-up with the Rhenish and Fourth Symphony en enticing prospect. Gramophone - UK (on CC 72958 - Symphonies nos. 1 & 2).
- de Vriend strives for a balance between a magnificent orchestral sound and a transparent polyphony that also seeks to illuminate the complex inner life of Schumann's orchestral sound with brisk tempi. Rondo - DE (on CC 72958 - Symphonies nos. 1 & 2)
- Swagger and elegance. BBC Record Review (on CC 72958 - Symphonies nos. 1 & 2)
 
Herewith, we present the second and final instalment in Jan de Vriend's survey of Robert Schumann's symphonies. This volume includes symphonies nos. 3 and 4. The first volume was unanimously acclaimed by critics and audience. 
Jan de Vriend conducts the wonderful Stavanger Symphony Orchestra and they both enjoy the fantastic acoustic of the Fartein Valen hall, considered one of the best in the world.