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

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Composer	Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)
Period	Romantic
Work type	Orchestral

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BarcelonaLa Primera de Schumann

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L'Auditori: Sala Pau Casals, Feb 21, 22 mat

Schreker, Neuwirth, Schumann

Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of Catalonia; Giedrė Šlekytė; Jörg Widmann

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Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Mon 23 Feb at 14:00

Mendelssohn, Mozart, Schumann

Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; David Reiland; Till Fellner

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Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, Thu 5 Mar at 20:00

Schumann, Brahms

Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Joshua Bell

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Joshua Bell and the ASMF thrill in Schumann and Brahms

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Mark Valencia, 20 Jan

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

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Mengguang Huang, 08 Jan

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

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Alissa Balocco, 08 Feb

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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