Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4, Barenboim (CD)

“Barenboim has many of the attributes of a major Schumann conductor. [He] gives ample reign to the tremendous high spirits of this Spring Symphony. This is outstanding Schumann playing by any standards.” — Gramophone

Daniel Barenboim leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in the first and final symphonies of Robert Schumann — a fine demonstration of the conservative romantic style, performed with great finesse by the virtuosic Chicago musicians.

Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 38 (Spring)
March 1977, Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120
May 1975, Medinah Temple, Chicago

Discs: 1
Record Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Release Date: September 4, 2015