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Schumann: The Masterworks [Limited Eidtion] [Deluxe]

35 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-05-25

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony in G minor "Zwickau"; Symphony no 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38; Overture, Scherzo & Finale for orchestra in E minor / E major, Op. 52; Genoveva, Op. 81; Symphony no ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Brendel, Alfred; Burnett, Richard [Piano]; Canino, Bruno; Crespin, Régine; Dazeley, William; Dent, Susan; Donderer, Georg; Dond...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot; Kubelik, Rafael; Solti, Sir Georg; Segal, Uri; Dorati, Antal; Marriner, Sir Neville; Masur, Kurt; Britten, Benjamin; Albrecht, Gerd;
Ensemble: ; Beaux Arts Trio

June 8, 2010 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Robert Schumann, one of the most important Romantic composers of the 19th century. To...continue...

Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri / John Eliot Gardiner

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1999-06-15

Works: Robert Schumann: Lieder und Gesänge IV (5), songs for voice & piano, Op. 96; Nachtlied, for chorus & orchestra, Op. 108; Das Paradies und die Peri (Paradise and the Peri), for soloists, chorus &...
Performers: Archer, Neill; Backes, Constanze; Bonney, Barbara; Coku, Alexandra; Dazeley, William; Deam, Donna; Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Fuge, Katharine; Hauptm...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Hanover Boys Choir Members; Monteverdi Choir; Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique

"...[This] music is absolutely glorious - if you haven't heard it you don't know Schumann. Just about every number is a lyric gem: try the...continue...

Schumann: Complete Symphonies / Gardiner

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1998-05-12

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony in G minor "Zwickau"; Symphony no 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38; Overture, Scherzo & Finale for orchestra in E minor / E major, Op. 52; Symphony no 4 in D minor, Op. ...
Performers: Dent, Susan; Edwards, Gavin; Maskell, Robert; Montgomery, Roger
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique

"Though the Goodman set still holds its place in presenting an intensely refreshing view of these masterpieces, Gardiner not only goes a degree further in...continue...