The complete edition of Robert Schumann’s symphonic works with the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne under Heinz Holliger is now available as a 6 album set.
Alongside the Symphonies Nos 1-4, this edition comprises the D minor Symphony in the original version, as well as the Symphony in G minor, “Zwickau”. In addition, there are the Overture, Scherzo & Finale, the overtures (Manfred / Hermann and Dorothea / Genoveva / The Bride of Messina / Julius Caesar / Scenes from Goethe’s Faust) and all solo works with orchestra: the Violin Concerto and the Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra (Patricia Kopatchinskaja), the Cello Concerto (Oren Shevlin), the Piano Concerto (Dénes Várjon), the two Konzertstücke for Piano (Alexander Lonquich) and the Konzertstück for Four Horns (horn section of the WDR Symphony Orchestra). This selection of works creates one of the most comprehensive recorded editions of Schumann’s symphonic works.
The Schumann specialist Heinz Holliger successfully proves, contrary to common preconceptions, Robert Schumann’s great art of orchestral instrumentation.
“…one of the most attractive collections of this music” (Gramophone)
“As a conductor, the versatile musician Heinz Holliger emerges as a knowledgeable Schumann expert who, alongside the excellent WDR Orchestra, makes everything to which the composer aspired shine, gleam and glow: simply beautiful music of the vibrant and current romantic spirit, unfractured but carefully thought out.” (Das Orchester)
“Holliger’s profound empathy for Schumann shines through these outstanding performances which sustain a miraculous transparency of orchestral texture without sacrificing expressive intensity.” (BBC Music Magazine) „Selten hatte man das Gefühl, ein Dirigent könnte einem Komponisten so in den Kopf schauen wie Heinz Holliger Robert Schumann.” (Fono Forum)
Tracklist:
1. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 38 “Spring”: I. Andante un poco maestoso – Allegro molto vivace (11:17)
2. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 38 “Spring”: II. Larghetto (05:16)
3. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 38 “Spring”: III. Scherzo. Molto vivace (05:37)
4. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 38 “Spring”: IV. Allegro animato e grazioso (09:25)
5. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Overture, Scherzo and Finale in E Major, Op. 52: I. Overture (06:26)
6. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Overture, Scherzo and Finale in E Major, Op. 52: II. Scherzo (04:21)
7. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Overture, Scherzo and Finale in E Major, Op. 52: III. Finale (06:05)
8. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120: I. Andante con moto – Allegro di Molto (Version 1841) (08:08)
9. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120: II. Romanza. Andante (Version 1841) (03:45)
10. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120: III. Scherzo. Presto (Version 1841) (06:01)
11. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120: IV. Largo – Finale. Allegro Vivace (Version 1841) (05:39)
12. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61: I. Sostenuto assai – Allegro ma non troppo (12:01)
13. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61: II. Scherzo. Allegro vivace (07:03)
14. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61: III. Adagio espressivo (08:26)
15. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61: IV. Allegro molto vivace (08:40)
16. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97 “Rhenish”: I. Lebhaft (08:58)
17. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97 “Rhenish”: II. Scherzo. Sehr mäßig (05:40)
18. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97 “Rhenish”: III. Nicht schnell (05:08)
19. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97 “Rhenish”: IV. Feierlich (05:04)
20. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97 “Rhenish”: V. Lebhaft (05:45)
21. Oren Shevlin, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Cello Concerto, Op. 129: I. Nicht zu Schnell (11:51)
22. Oren Shevlin, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Cello Concerto, Op. 129: II. Langsam (04:08)
23. Oren Shevlin, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Cello Concerto, Op. 129: III. Sehr Lebhaft (08:00)
24. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Symphony No. 4, Op. 120 (Revised Version 1851): I. Ziemlich langsam. Lebhaft (10:25)
25. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Symphony No. 4, Op. 120 (Revised Version 1851): II. Romanze. Ziemlich Langsam (03:57)
26. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Symphony No. 4, Op. 120 (Revised Version 1851): III. Scherzo. Lebhaft (06:45)
27. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Symphony No. 4, Op. 120 (Revised Version 1851): IV. Lebhaft (07:49)
28. Patricia Kopatchinskaja, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Violin Concerto in D Minor, WoO 1: I. Im kräftigen, nicht zu schnellen Tempo (16:04)
29. Patricia Kopatchinskaja, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Violin Concerto in D Minor, WoO 1: II. Langsam (07:01)
30. Patricia Kopatchinskaja, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Violin Concerto in D Minor, WoO 1: III. Lebhaft, doch nicht schnell (10:35)
31. Dénes Várjon, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Piano Concerto, Op. 54: I. Allegro affettuoso (13:54)
32. Dénes Várjon, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Piano Concerto, Op. 54: II. Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso (05:17)
33. Dénes Várjon, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Piano Concerto, Op. 54: III. Allegro vivace (11:04)
34. Alexander Lonquich, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Konzertstück for Piano & Orchestra in D Minor, Op. 134: Introduction and Concert-Allegro (15:51)
35. Patricia Kopatchinskaja, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 131 (15:49)
36. Alexander Lonquich, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Konzertstück for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 92: Introduction & Allegro Appassionato (16:03)
37. Paul Van Zelm, Ludwig Rast, Rainer Jurkiewicz, Joachim Pöltl, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Konzertstück for Four Horns and Orchestra, Op. 86: I. Lebhaft (07:50)
11. Paul Van Zelm, Ludwig Rast, Rainer Jurkiewicz, Joachim Pöltl, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Konzertstück for Four Horns and Orchestra, Op. 86: II. Romanze. Ziemlich langsam, doch nicht Schleppend (05:38)
38. Paul Van Zelm, Ludwig Rast, Rainer Jurkiewicz, Joachim Pöltl, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Konzertstück for Four Horns and Orchestra, Op. 86: III. Sehr Lebhaft (06:17)
39. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Manfred, Op. 115: Overture (13:08)
40. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Symphony in G Minor ‘Zwickauer’, WoO 29: I. Allegro (1833 Leipzig Version) (12:18)
41. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Symphony in G Minor ‘Zwickauer’, WoO 29: II. Andantino quasi Allegretto (1833 Leipzig Version) (07:08)
42. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Scenes from Goethe’s Faust, WoO 3: Ouverture (07:56)
43. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Hermann und Dorothea, Op. 136: Overture (09:33)
44. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Genoveva, Op. 81: Overture (08:22)
45. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – The Bride of Messina, Op. 100: Ouverture (08:13)
46. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Heinz Holliger – Overture to Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Op. 128 (09:18)
Personnel
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin
Alexander Lonquich, piano
Dénes Várjon, piano
Paul van Zelm, horn
Ludwig Rast, horn
Rainer Jurkiewicz, horn
Joachim Pöltl, horn
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
Heinz Holliger, conductor
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