Classical Music Milestone: December 6, 1841.
Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, op. 120, was composed by Robert Schumann. Although a version of this work was completed in 1841, Schumann heavily revised it in 1851, the version that reached publication.
The 1851 (published) version of the work is in five movements which follow each other without pause:
The 1841 version used Italian rather than German tempo indications and had four movements, as follows:
Schumann's biographer Peter Ostwald comments that this earlier version is "lighter and more transparent in texture" than the revision, but that Clara "always insisted that the later, heavier, and more stately version of 1851 was the better one." Both versions are included on the recent recording of Schumann's complete symphonies by John Eliot Gardiner.
Video Credit:
Robert's Schumann's Symphony No.4 premiered. It was conducted by Ferdinand David at Leipzig's Gewandhaus.
Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, op. 120, was composed by Robert Schumann. Although a version of this work was completed in 1841, Schumann heavily revised it in 1851, the version that reached publication.
The 1851 (published) version of the work is in five movements which follow each other without pause:
- Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft
- Romanza: Ziemlich langsam
- Scherzo: Lebhaft
- Etwas zurückhaltend - Langsam
- Lebhaft
The 1841 version used Italian rather than German tempo indications and had four movements, as follows:
- Andante con moto - Allegro di molto
- Romanza: Andante
- Scherzo: Presto
- Largo - Finale: Allegro vivace
Schumann's biographer Peter Ostwald comments that this earlier version is "lighter and more transparent in texture" than the revision, but that Clara "always insisted that the later, heavier, and more stately version of 1851 was the better one." Both versions are included on the recent recording of Schumann's complete symphonies by John Eliot Gardiner.
Video Credit:
Schumann: 4. Sinfonie ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Marek Janowski, Conductor. Youtube, uploaded by Frankfurt Radio Symphony. Accessed February 12, 2020.
[(Auftritt) 00:00 ∙
I. Ziemlich langsam – Lebhaft 00:26 ∙
II. Romanze. Ziemlich langsam 11:07 ∙
III. Scherzo. Lebhaft 15:04 ∙
IV. Langsam – Lebhaft – Presto 20:33 ∙]
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