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CKD450M
Originally recorded in September 2014
Classical
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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.
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Reviews
“… for me, this is one of the best Schumann symphony cycles to come my way in a very long time, maybe even ever.” - Jerry Dubins
“… this may become standard-issue Schumann in the foreseeable future.” - Huntley Dent
Pick of 2014
"...Robin Ticciati and the SCO released an astoundingly good Schumann symphony cycle ..."
’Orchestral Choice’
"...The Adagio of Symphony No. 2 is beautifully done, with a coda that really tugs at the heartstringsthe interpretationswill reward repeated hearing." *****
Classical CD of the Week
"... Ticciati adopts near-ideal tempi, refusing to drag in the slow movementsand he is propulsive in Schumann’s energetic, animated allegros "
Recording of the Month
"... This new set from Robin Ticciati and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra elbows those two aside and takes its place towards the very top of the list of recommendations for these works, in this year or in any other."
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