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Work: Symphony no. 1 in B flat major “Spring”, Op.38

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ComposerSchumann, Robert (1810-1856)
PeriodRomantic
Work typeOrchestral
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AmsterdamKlaus Mäkelä’s Symphonie fantastique

Het Concertgebouw
Schumann, Berlioz
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Klaus Mäkelä

PooleFlower Power

© Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Mahler, Mozart, Schumann
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Manze; Yeol Eum Son

BarcelonaRoyal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Klaus Mäkelä

© Marco Borggreve
Schumann, Berlioz
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Klaus Mäkelä
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Joshua Bell and the ASMF thrill in Schumann and Brahms

Joshua Bell leads the Academy of St Martin in the Fields © Matthew Johnson
At Cadogan Hall, Bell’s account of Robert Schumann’s Spring Symphony is as sunny an interpretation as you’re likely to hear. 
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A snowbound evening with Joshua Bell: comfort and unease in Hamburg

Joshua Bell and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields © Sebastian Madej (2025)

Amid snowbound Hamburg, Joshua Bell leads the Academy of St Martin in the Fields with warmth and lyricism, though Brahms’ concerto reveals limits, while Schumann’s symphony fully blossoms.

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Lorenzo Viotti conducts the death and rebirth of Spring in music

Lorenzo Viotti © Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia | MUSA
The Swiss conductor returns to the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, presenting a triptych of pieces by Schumann, Debussy and Zemlinsky inspired by the season of renewal.
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BarcelonaSchumann Symphony no. 1

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Schumann: Symphony no. 1 in B flat major “Spring”, Op.38
Frankfurt Radio Symphony; Eliahu Inbal

La CoruñaSinfonía 'Primavera' de Schumann con Liebreich

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Schumann: Symphony no. 1 in B flat major “Spring”, Op.38
Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia; Alexander Liebreich

PärnuJärvi Academy Final Concert

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Mozart, Liszt, Schumann
Järvi Academy Symphony Orchestra; Järvi Academy participants; Pärnu City Orchestra; Triinu Piirsalu
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Bachtrack top ten: Robert Schumann

Robert Schumann, 1839 lithograph by Josef Kriehuber © Public domain
Robert Schumann’s music is intensely personal. Unlike the architectural grandeur of Beethoven or the theatrical brilliance of Franz Liszt, Schumann specialised in emotional intimacy and nuance.

Bachtrack top ten: Enter Spring

© Public domain
Enjoy some uplifting music as composers revel in the joys of spring!