Overture, Scherzo and Finale

The Overture, Scherzo and Finale in E major (), Op. 52, is a work for symphony orchestra by Robert Schumann, written in 1841. Schumann originally considered it his second symphony.Daverio, John (1997). . Oxford University Press U.S. Pages 235-6. . The Overture, Scherzo and Finale was received tepidly by critics, was revised in 1845 and published the next year, with a dedication to Johannes Verhulst.

Instrumentation The piece is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani, and strings.

Structure The work is in three movements:

Recordings YearConductorOrchestraLabel1953Lawrance CollingwoodLondon Symphony OrchestraParlophone1954Carl SchurichtOrchestre de la Société des Concerts du ConservatoireDecca1956Paul KletzkiIsrael Philharmonic OrchestraWarner Classics1962Franz KonwitschnyGewandhausorchester LeipzigEterna1968Sir Georg SoltiWiener PhilharmonikerDecca1973Wolfgang SawallischStaatskapelle DresdenWarner Classics1988Neeme JärviLondon Symphony OrchestraChandos1988Peter MaagBern Symphony OrchestraHelios (Hyperion)1991Herbert von KarajanBerliner PhilharmonikerDeutsche Grammophon1993Johannes WildnerPolish National Radio Symphony OrchestraNaxos1998John Eliot GardinerOrchestre Révolutionnaire et RomantiqueDeutsche Grammophon1999Christian ThielemannPhilharmonia OrchestraDeutsche Grammophon2007Wolfgang SawallischPhiladelphia OrchestraPhiladelphia Orchestra2012Gerard SchwarzSeattle SymphonyNaxos2013Heinz HolligerWDR Symphony Orchestra CologneAudite2013Stewart RobertsonAtlantic Classical Orchestra Artek2015Paavo JärviDeutsche Kammerphilharmonie BremenRCA Red Seal2026Jörg WidmannIrish Chamber Orchestra Pentatone References

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