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Schumann - Symphonies 1-4 (CD + Blu-ray) | Berlin Philharmonic BPHR140011

Schumann - Symphonies 1-4 (CD + Blu-ray)

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Label: Berlin Philharmonic

Cat No: BPHR140011

Barcode: 4260306180110

Format: CD + Blu-ray

Number of Discs: 3

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 23rd May 2014

Contents

About

For Simon Rattle, Robert Schumann is “the echt Romantic”. And in fact, the exuberance of the period, its passion and its melancholy can be heard with unique intensity in Schumann's music to this day. For the Berliner Philharmoniker, Schumann's symphonies have always been part of their core repertoire. The 1953 Wilhelm Furtwängler recording of the Fourth in particular has attained cult status. And so it only stood to reason that the Berliner Philharmoniker launched their Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings label with a cycle of the four Schumann symphonies.

The Schumann symphonies have accompanied the orchestra throughout 2013 – in Berlin and on tour in Europe and Asia. The Berlin Tagesspiegel wrote of a “defining moment”, while the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung praised the “truly sensational quality”. Another special feature of this recording from the Philharmonie is the decision to use the early version of the Fourth Symphony from 1841, whose appeal for Simon Rattle lies in its extra “lightness, grace and beauty” compared to the established later version.

The linen-bound CD/Blu-ray edition includes the Schumann cycle in different formats. In addition to the traditional audio CDs, there is also a Blu-ray Disc which enables music lovers to listen to the recording in audiophile studio quality of 96kHz/24bit or as HD video. If you are looking for the recording in even higher resolution, there is an accompanying code which allows you to download a version online in up to 192kHz/24bit

Recorded live at the Berlin Philharmonie in February and November 2013

Blu-ray Disc
- Symphonies Nos 1–4 in Pure Audio 24-bit / 96 kHz (2.0 PCM Stereo • 5.0 DTS-HD MA)
- Symphonies Nos 1–4 in High Definition Video (Full HD 16:9 / PCM Stereo • 5.0 Surround DTS-HD)

Bonus Videos
- Sir Simon Rattle on Robert Schumann and his symphonies
- Behind the scenes: the recordings in the Berlin Philharmonie
- About the Digital Concert Hall of the Berliner Philharmoniker

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