Overture, Scherzo and Finale
The Overture, Scherzo and Finale (German: Ouverture, 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.[1]
The work is in three movements:
- An overture (Andante con moto in E minor[2] - Allegro in E major and 2:2 time [3]) (sketched and completed in April 1841)[1]
- A scherzo (Tempo: Vivo), in 6:8 time and in C♯ minor,[4] whose theme is based on that of the overture.[1] It has a trio section in D♭ major, in contrasting 2:4 time[5] whose material reappears as the coda of the movement.[6]
- Finale (Allegro molto vivace)[2] (orchestrated around May 1841)[1]
The Overture, Scherzo and Finale was received tepidly by critics,[1] was revised in 1845[2] and published the next year,[2] with a dedication to Johannes Verhulst.
Recordings
- 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, 1953[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Daverio, John (1997). Robert Schumann: Herald of a "new Poetic Age" at Google Books. Oxford University Press U.S. Pages 235-6. ISBN 0-19-509180-9.
- 1 2 3 4 Ferguson, Donald N. (1968). Masterworks of the Orchestral Repertoire: A Guide for Listeners at Google Books. U. of Minnesota Press. Page 518. ISBN 0-8166-0467-3.
- ↑ See score, bar 18 - pages 2-3 of the piano 4-hands arrangement.
- ↑ Pages 16-7 of the piano 4-hands arrangement, for example.
- ↑ starting middle of bar 55, to bar 71 - pages 18-9 of the piano 4-hands arrangement.
- ↑ starting at bar 137 - pages 24-5 of the piano 4-hands arrangement.
- ↑ Discographical data from 'Collingwood' search in The CHARM Discography, Centre for the History and Analysis of Recorded Music, <http://www.charm.kcl.ac.uk/about/about_structure>, accessed 12 January 2015.
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