Overture, Scherzo and Finale
The Overture, Scherzo and Finale ({{langx|de|Ouvertüre, Scherzo und Finale}}) in E major is a work for symphony orchestra by Robert Schumann. It is his opus 52, and was written in 1841. Schumann originally considered it his second symphony.Daverio, John (1997). {{Google books|0nmvrgdBztcC|Robert Schumann: Herald of a "new Poetic Age"}}. Oxford University Press U.S. Pages 235-6. {{ISBN|0-19-509180-9}}. The Overture, Scherzo and Finale was received tepidly by critics, was revised in 1845 and published the next year, with a dedication to Johannes Verhulst.
Structure
The work is in three movements:
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|Overture. (Andante con moto in E minorFerguson, Donald N. (1968). {{Google books|1hUNMaPyjS8C|Masterworks of the Orchestral Repertoire: A Guide for Listeners}}. U. of Minnesota Press. Page 518. {{ISBN|0-8166-0467-3}}. – Allegro in E major and {{music|cut-time}} timeSee score, bar 18 - pages 2-3 of the piano 4-hands arrangement.) (sketched and completed in April 1841)
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|Scherzo. Vivo, in {{music|time|6|8}} time and in C-sharp minor,Pages 16-7 of the piano 4-hands arrangement, for example. whose theme is based on that of the overture. It has a trio section in D-flat major, in contrasting {{music|time|2|4}} timestarting middle of bar 55, to bar 71 - pages 18-9 of the piano 4-hands arrangement. whose material reappears as the coda of the movement.starting at bar 137 - pages 24-5 of the piano 4-hands arrangement.
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|Finale. Allegro molto vivace (orchestrated around May 1841)
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Recordings
- Paul Kletzki conducting the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
- John Eliot Gardiner conducting the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
- Wolfgang Sawallisch conducting the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
- Herbert von Karajan conducting the Berliner Philharmoniker
- Sir Georg Solti conducting the Wiener Philharmoniker
- Franz Konwitschny conducting the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
- Carl Schuricht conducting the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
- Lawrance Collingwood conducting the London Symphony Orchestra, 1953Discographical data from 'Collingwood' search in The CHARM Discography, Centre for the History and Analysis of Recorded Music,
- Gerard Schwarz conducting the Seattle Symphony
References
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External links
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