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Work: Symphony no. 3 in E flat major "Rhenish", Op.97

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ComposerSchumann, Robert (1810-1856)
PeriodRomantic
Work typeOrchestral
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StockholmSchumann’s Third Symphony

© Nadja Sjöström
Dukas, Agnas, Schumann
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Andrej Power

ViennaTonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich

Musikverein Wien
Schumann: Symphony no. 3 in E flat major "Rhenish", Op.97
Tonkünstler-Orchester; Ana María Patiño-Osorio; Albert Hosp

LondonMendelssohn Violin Concerto with Nicola Benedetti

© Craig Gibson
Smetana, Mendelssohn, Schumann
Philharmonia Orchestra; Jakub Hrůša; Nicola Benedetti
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Andris Nelsons’ penultimate Tanglewood season closes on a high note

Joshua Bell and Andris Nelsons © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO
The outgoing BSO Music Director receives a warm reception, conducting a program of Schumann, Bruch and Sarah Kirkland Snider.
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Essential Early Romantics from the ECO at Cadogan Hall

Roberto Forés Veses conducts the English Chamber Orchestra © Colin Sheen
Three of the world's best composers, who were friends and colleagues, but who rarely co-habit in concert, appear at Cadogan Hall. 
****1
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Conductor Mihhail Gerts impresses in Belfast

Mihhail Gerts and the Ulster Orchestra © Ulster Orchestra
Mihhail Gerts and Vadym Kholodenko delight in Bartók, while the Ulster Orchestra’s playing pleases in two five-movement symphonic works. 
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StockholmSchumann's Symphony no. 3

© Benjamin Ealovega
Schumann: Symphony no. 3 in E flat major "Rhenish", Op.97
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Sakari Oramo

StockholmSchumann and Adams

© Thien Phan
Schumann, Adams
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Ryan Bancroft; Tracy Silverman
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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.