Schumann: The Symphonies

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The first thing to be said about this Schumann cycle is how splendidly alert the orchestral playing is: the Scottish Chamber Orchestra must be one of the finest ensembles of its kind in the world... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2014, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 19th Jan 2018
Catalogue No: CKR450
Label: Linn
Length: 2 hours 13 minutes

BBC Music Magazine

November 2014

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Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 38 "Spring" in B Flat Major

Work length32:34

$5.55

$8.35

$11.20

Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Robin Ticciati
Recorded: 25-26, 30 November and 1-3 December 2013
Recording Venue: Perth Concert Hall, Perth, United Kingdom

I. Andante un poco maestoso - Allegro molto vivace

Track length11:36

$2.05

$3.05

$4.05

II. Larghetto

Track length6:28

$1.00

$1.50

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III. Scherzo. Molto vivace

Track length5:33

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IV. Allegro animato e grazioso

Track length8:57

$1.50

$2.30

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Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Work length38:21

$6.55

$9.95

$13.20

Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Robin Ticciati
Recorded: 25-26, 30 November and 1-3 December 2013
Recording Venue: Perth Concert Hall, Perth, United Kingdom

I. Sostenuto assai - Allegro ma non troppo

Track length12:11

$2.05

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II. Scherzo. Allegro vivace

Track length7:21

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III. Adagio espressivo

Track length10:13

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IV. Allegro molto vivace

Track length8:36

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$3.05

Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Rhenish" in E Flat Major

Work length32:47

$5.50

$8.30

$11.25

Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Robin Ticciati
Recorded: 25-26, 30 November and 1-3 December 2013
Recording Venue: Perth Concert Hall, Perth, United Kingdom

I. Lebhaft

Track length9:36

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II. Scherzo. Sehr massig

Track length6:02

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III. Nicht schnell

Track length5:38

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IV. Feierlich

Track length5:26

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V. Lebhaft

Track length6:05

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Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Work length29:33

$5.00

$7.60

$10.20

Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Robin Ticciati
Recorded: 25-26, 30 November and 1-3 December 2013
Recording Venue: Perth Concert Hall, Perth, United Kingdom

I. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft

Track length10:30

$1.50

$2.30

$3.05

II. Romanze. Ziemlich langsam

Track length4:06

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III. Scherzo. Lebhaft

Track length5:29

$1.00

$1.50

$2.05

IV. Langsam - Lebhaft

Track length9:28

$1.50

$2.30

$3.05

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This 2014 recording saw Robin Ticciati and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra embark upon their first symphonic cycle together in a performance which earnt widespread raise. Sir Simon Rattle commented, ‘Robin makes a clear case for how the revised version can retain the radical edge of the 1841 version. Still it sounds like a fireball and I take my hat off to him.’

Schumann: The Symphonies also won a prestigious Edison Award, received several five star reviews and featured in multiple critics’ ‘Best of 2014’ lists worldwide, including The Sunday Times Top 10.

When Ticciati and the SCO performed the Third Symphony at the 2017 BBC Proms, the critics were equally effusive.

The symphonies are very close to Robin Ticciati’s heart; Schumann is one of his favourite composers and has often spoken about how important poetry, colour and story are in Schumann’s music.

The SCO’s smaller forces bring a lightness of touch and a clarity to the counterpoint; under Ticciati they achieve a sense of movement that no previous recording has.

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November 2014

The first thing to be said about this Schumann cycle is how splendidly alert the orchestral playing is: the Scottish Chamber Orchestra must be one of the finest ensembles of its kind in the world today. Its principal conductor, Robin Ticciati, is very much on his toes, too, paying meticulous attention to detail throughout.

September 2014

Ticciati clearly knows how he wants this music to go and his strong parnership with the Edinburgh players enables him to shape readings notable for their energy and individuality...Throughout the performances are characterised by a woodwind sweetness that is becoming a trademark of this orchestra.

12th October 2014

Ticciati adopts near-ideal tempi, refusing to drag in the slow movements — and he is propulsive in Schumann’s energetic, animated allegros. The wind soloists throughout effortlessly take centre stage, but the splendidly swaggering horns, especially in the Rhenish and D minor works, deserve special mention

17th September 2014

Perhaps the most impressive thing that Ticciati has done on disc so far. Every bar in these urgent performances with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra seems alive and full of interest...in each symphony there is the sense of careful consideration and total absorption in the music so that not a detail of Schumann’s scoring goes missing. Everything flows with total naturalness.

19th September 2014

The music-making on this splendid album gives abundant evidence of a happy marriage: you don’t get playing this focused and vigorous if everyone’s in a bad mood...There is lilting flow here, too, plus delicate textures, from the winds especially: all ingredients in performances that make you experience the symphonies’ wonders afresh.

classicalsource.com

Ticciati joins the distinguished list of today’s conductors treating Schumann’s Symphonies with the respect they deserve. At times he includes a few personal notions but each of them throws light on the passage in question.

Herald Scotland 29th September 2014

Ticciati's new recording with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra of Schumann's four symphonies hits the mark… The lightness and buoyancy that are so much a feature of these masterpieces can be heard right across the stunning, super-articulate SCO performances.

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Schumann: The Symphonies

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