Schumann - Symphonies 1 & 2 (reorch. Mahler)
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Label: Naxos
Cat No: 8574429
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Orchestral
Release Date: 28th October 2022
Contents
Works
Symphony no.1 in B flat major, op.38 'Spring' (rev. Mahler)Symphony no.2 in C major, op.61 (rev. Mahler)
Artists
ORF Vienna Radio Symphony OrchestraConductor
Marin AlsopWorks
Symphony no.1 in B flat major, op.38 'Spring' (rev. Mahler)Symphony no.2 in C major, op.61 (rev. Mahler)
Artists
ORF Vienna Radio Symphony OrchestraConductor
Marin AlsopAbout
Robert Schumann’s symphonies are deservedly popular, the undeniable quality of their music transcending any doubts about their original orchestration. Today’s historically informed performances have brought us closer to Schumann’s original conception, but Mahler’s subtle re-orchestrations were made in the light of instrumental developments and the increase in size of the typical symphony orchestra towards the beginning of the 20th century, and as a result are still of great benefit today.
Conductor Marin Alsop is an inspiring and powerful voice in the international music scene whose many Naxos recordings include a complete cycle of symphonies by Brahms and Prokofiev. Her 8-disc set of the orchestral music of her mentor Leonard Bernstein (8508018), was considered by ClassicsToday.com to present ‘performances as fine as Bernstein’s own, and sometimes even better’.
Marin Alsop is chief conductor of the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, which she leads at Vienna’s Konzerthaus and Musikverein, and on recordings, broadcasts and tours. Her discography includes acclaimed Naxos recordings of symphonies by Brahms with the London Philharmonic, Dvořák with the Baltimore Symphony, and Prokofiev with the São Paulo Symphony. The first and only conductor to receive a MacArthur Fellowship, Alsop received the World Economic Forum’s Crystal Award and was the first woman to conduct the BBC’s Last Night of the Proms. She is director of graduate conducting at the Peabody Institute and holds honorary doctorates from Yale University and The Juilliard School.
An ensemble of international renown, the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Vienna RSO) is a paragon of Viennese orchestral tradition. Known for its exceptional programming, the orchestra combines 19th-century repertoire with contemporary works and rarely performed pieces from other periods.
The Vienna RSO has recorded widely for the OehmsClassics and Capriccio labels, and its Naxos releases include an ‘inspiring and enjoyable’ (BBC Music Magazine) recording of Florence Price’s Third Symphony (8559897) and, also with Marin Alsop, Henze’s Nachtstücke und Arien (8574181) in performances that are ‘assured and lyrical’ (MusicWeb International).
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