COMPOSERS: Schumann
LABELS: Harmonia Mundi
ALBUM TITLE: Robert Schumann's Complete Symphonies
WORKS: Symphonies Nos 1-4
PERFORMER: Orchestre des Champs-Élysées/ Philippe Herreweghe
CATALOGUE NO: HMG 508190.91 (1996)
Muscular and fiery period instrument performances of the Rhenish and Fourth Symphonies. The Spring Symphony is not quite so engaging, the finale in particular lacking vitality and exuberance. Erik Levi