Artist: Robin Ticciati, Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Album: Schumann: The Symphonies
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2014
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 96 kHz
Duration: 02:13:24
Total Tracks: 17
Total Size: 2,25 GB

Tracklist:

01. Robin Ticciati, Scottish Chamber Orchestra – Symphony No 1 in B flat major ‘Spring’, Op 38 – 1. Andante un poco maestoso – Allegro molto vivace (11:36)
02. Robin Ticciati, Scottish Chamber Orchestra – Symphony No 1 in B flat major ‘Spring’, Op 38 – 2. Larghetto – (06:28)
03. Robin Ticciati, Scottish Chamber Orchestra – Symphony No 1 in B flat major ‘Spring’, Op 38 – 3. Scherzo: Molto vivace (05:33)
04. Robin Ticciati, Scottish Chamber Orchestra – Symphony No 1 in B flat major ‘Spring’, Op 38 – 4. Finale: Allegro animato e grazioso (08:57)
05. Robin Ticciati, Scottish Chamber Orchestra – Symphony No 2 in C major, Op 61 – 1. Sostenuto assai – Allegro ma non troppo (12:11)
06. Robin Ticciati, Scottish Chamber Orchestra – Symphony No 2 in C major, Op 61 – 2. Scherzo: Allegro vivace (07:21)
07. Robin Ticciati, Scottish Chamber Orchestra – Symphony No 2 in C major, Op 61 – 3. Adagio espressivo (10:13)
08. Robin Ticciati, Scottish Chamber Orchestra – Symphony No 2 in C major, Op 61 – 4. Allegro molto vivace (08:36)
09. Robin Ticciati, Scottish Chamber Orchestra – Symphony No 3 in E flat major ‘Rhenish’, Op 97 – 1. Lebhaft (09:36)
10. Robin Ticciati, Scottish Chamber Orchestra – Symphony No 3 in E flat major ‘Rhenish’, Op 97 – 2. Scherzo: Sehr mäßig (06:02)
11. Robin Ticciati, Scottish Chamber Orchestra – Symphony No 3 in E flat major ‘Rhenish’, Op 97 – 3. Nicht schnell (05:38)
12. Robin Ticciati, Scottish Chamber Orchestra – Symphony No 3 in E flat major ‘Rhenish’, Op 97 – 4. Feierlich (05:26)
13. Robin Ticciati, Scottish Chamber Orchestra – Symphony No 3 in E flat major ‘Rhenish’, Op 97 – 5. Lebhaft (06:05)
14. Robin Ticciati, Scottish Chamber Orchestra – Symphony No 4 in D minor, Op 120 – 1. Ziemlich langsam – Lebhaft – (10:30)
15. Robin Ticciati, Scottish Chamber Orchestra – Symphony No 4 in D minor, Op 120 – 2. Romanze: Ziemlich langsam – (04:06)
16. Robin Ticciati, Scottish Chamber Orchestra – Symphony No 4 in D minor, Op 120 – 3. Scherzo: Lebhaft – (05:29)
17. Robin Ticciati, Scottish Chamber Orchestra – Symphony No 4 in D minor, Op 120 – 4. Langsam – Lebhaft (09:28)

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Schumann: The Symphonies sees Robin Ticciati and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra embark upon their first symphonic cycle together in a programme that they performed in concerts across Scotland.

This is music that is very close to Robin Ticciati’s heart; he describes Schumann as one of his favourite composers and has often spoken about how important poetry, colour and story are to Schumann’s music.

Symphony No. 1 ‘Spring’, blazes and sparkles with joy, Symphony No. 2 finds its way carefully through to the safe haven of its final movement, the much-loved Symphony No. 3 ‘Rhenish’ moves with huge ease and assurance to a resonant and joyful conclusion. Symphony No. 4 is radical in the way each movement attacks the start of the next movement with barely a pause, and in its minute-and-a-half-long, shimmering and horn-call filled-transition to the finale. Under Ticciati and the SCO it is magnificent, the radical, soaring, disturbing and exhilarating symphony Schumann intended.

The SCO’s smaller forces bring a lightness of touch and a clarity to the counterpoint; under Ticciati they achieve a sense of movement that no previous recording has.

This recording was met with critical acclaim: it was named #9 in The Sunday Times’ ‘Classical Album in the 100 Top Albums of 2014’, #23 in the ‘Best Albums of 2014’ by Da Volkskrant, a ‘Critics’ Choice Pick of 2014′ by Andrew Ford on ABC Radio and won a 2015 ‘Discovery’ Classic Edison Award. Sir Simon Rattle commented, “Robin makes a clear case for how the revised version can retain the radical edge of the 1841 version. Still it sounds like a fireball and I take my hat off to him.”