Schumann’s symphonies

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Schumann’s symphonies are a set of four Romantic-era orchestral works by Robert Schumann, noted for their lyrical themes, rich harmonies, and innovative structural ideas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work collection ⓘ
symphony cycle ⓘ
associatedConductorTradition German conducting tradition ⓘ
chronologicallySecondPublished Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 ⓘ
chronologicallyThirdPublished Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 ⓘ
commonNameOfWork Rhenish Symphony ⓘ
Spring Symphony ⓘ
composer Robert Schumann ⓘ
compositionEndYear 1851 ⓘ
compositionStartYear 1841 ⓘ
firstSymphonyComposed Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 ⓘ
frequentlyRecordedBy major European and American orchestras ⓘ
genre symphony ⓘ
includeWork Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 ⓘ
Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 ⓘ
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 ⓘ
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 ⓘ
influenced late-Romantic symphonic writing ⓘ
influencedBy Franz Schubert’s symphonies ⓘ
Ludwig van Beethoven’s symphonies ⓘ
keyOfWork B-flat major ⓘ
C major ⓘ
D minor ⓘ
E-flat major ⓘ
languageOfTempoAndExpressionMarks German ⓘ
laterRevisedWork Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 (1851 revision) ⓘ
musicPeriod Romantic era ⓘ
nationalTradition German Romantic symphony ⓘ
notableFeature cyclical thematic relationships between movements ⓘ
dense orchestral textures ⓘ
prominent use of brass and woodwinds ⓘ
notedFor innovative structural ideas ⓘ
lyrical themes ⓘ
rich harmonies ⓘ
numberOfWorks 4 ⓘ
performanceContext concert hall ⓘ
placeOfFirstPerformancesCountry Germany ⓘ
publisher Breitkopf & Härtel ⓘ
relatedComposer Clara Schumann (advocate and editor of Robert Schumann’s works) ⓘ
linked to: Clara Schumann
relatedForm concert overture ⓘ
secondSymphonyComposed Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 (original 1841 version) ⓘ
standardRepertoireStatus core Romantic symphonic repertoire ⓘ
typicalDurationRangePerWork 30–45 minutes ⓘ
typicalInstrumentation classical symphony orchestra ⓘ
typicalMovementCount 4 ⓘ

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Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 → partOf → Schumann’s symphonies ⓘ
Roger Norrington → hasConducted → Schumann symphonies ⓘ
linked to: Schumann’s symphonies
Symphony No. 1 → hasNotableExample → Schumann’s Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 "Spring" ⓘ
linked to: Schumann’s symphonies