℗ 2023 Orchid Music Ltd
| Released | September 22, 2023 |
| Duration | 55m 36s |
| Record Label | Orchid Classics |
| Catalogue No. | ORC100257 |
| Genre | Classical |
Schumann 41/51
Bucharest Symphony Orchestra, John Axelrod
Available in 48 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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Symphony No.4 in D minor, Op.120 (1841)
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1.1
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I. Andante con moto – Allegro di molto
Robert Schumann; Bucharest Symphony Orchestra; John Axelrod |
8:33 | |||
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1.2
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II. Romanza: Andante
Robert Schumann; Bucharest Symphony Orchestra; John Axelrod |
4:11 | |||
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1.3
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III. Scherzo: Presto
Robert Schumann; Bucharest Symphony Orchestra; John Axelrod |
6:31 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Largo – Finale. Allegro vivace
Robert Schumann; Bucharest Symphony Orchestra; John Axelrod |
5:58 | |||
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Symphony No.4 in D minor, Op.120 (1851)
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1.5
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I. Ziemlich langsam – Lebhaft
Robert Schumann; Bucharest Symphony Orchestra; John Axelrod |
11:34 | |||
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1.6
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II. Romanze: Ziemlich langsam
Robert Schumann; Bucharest Symphony Orchestra; John Axelrod |
4:52 | |||
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1.7
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III. Scherzo: Lebhaft
Robert Schumann; Bucharest Symphony Orchestra; John Axelrod |
7:25 | |||
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1.8
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IV. Langsam – Lebhaft
Robert Schumann; Bucharest Symphony Orchestra; John Axelrod |
6:32 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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The Bucharest Symphony and Principal Conductor John Axelrod present a unique recording of both versions of Schumann's 4th Symphony: the original version, composed and premiered in 1841 and published nearly 50 years later with the help of Johannes Brahms, and the revised 1851 version, completed three years before his untimely death, and defended and protected by his widow, Clara Schumann.
The recording brings both side by side to show the different facets of Schumann’s character, as he himself put it: ‘Florestan the wild’ and ‘Eusebius the mild’.
Principal Conductor of the Bucharest Symphony since 2022, John Axelrod explains that the focus of this project is to ‘delve deeply into Robert Schumann’s life, his love, and his long struggle with mental health. These two publications, one written during a manic creative year and the other in the depths of his emotional despair, provide for me the most telling representation of this radical romantic. I hope to share this musical discovery with my fellow musicians, our audience and listeners. Ultimately, we may learn something new about this extraordinary man.’
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Orchid Classics Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.92 -7.88 to -0.18 | -23.49 -28.44 to -20.31 | -20.25 -25.40 to -17.10 | 13 11 to 15 | |
| 1 | I. Andante con moto – Allegro di molto | -0.19 | -21.86 | -18.8 | 14 |
| 2 | II. Romanza: Andante | -7.88 | -28.44 | -25.4 | 11 |
| 3 | III. Scherzo: Presto | -0.18 | -24.49 | -20.9 | 15 |
| 4 | IV. Largo – Finale. Allegro vivace | -0.20 | -21.01 | -17.8 | 13 |
| 5 | I. Ziemlich langsam – Lebhaft | -0.21 | -21.51 | -18.5 | 14 |
| 6 | II. Romanze: Ziemlich langsam | -6.26 | -27.84 | -24.6 | 13 |
| 7 | III. Scherzo: Lebhaft | -0.21 | -22.44 | -18.9 | 14 |
| 8 | IV. Langsam – Lebhaft | -0.21 | -20.31 | -17.1 | 13 |