Symphony No. 2 (Schumann)

The Symphony No. 2 in C major was written by Robert Schumann in the years 1845 and 1846. Chronologically, it is Schumann's Symphony No. 3, since he had earlier, wrote the Symphony in D minor 1841. This was, however, initially unpublished until 1851 Schumann revised them so that it was published as his fourth symphony.

Genesis

The Symphony in C major was written in the period, had reached a low point in the first Schumann's health; the reason for this was probably to be sought in the mental and physical depression of the artist. In this regard, one can use the symphony of his two brothers imagination Florestan and Eusebius interpret. Some interpretations are that every subject, every mood of one of these two "composed" was. Furthermore, a large influence of the symphony by the works of Johann Sebastian Bach reveals. Schumann himself said that he would be healed of his depression by studying Bach and the symphony write.

Orchestra

2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani in C and G Strings in 5 votes ( First and Second Violins, violas, cellos, double basses )

Structure

The symphony is in four movements, with the 2nd and 3rd set are contrary to the principles of the classical symphony reversed, as have applied in his Reformation Symphony even Beethoven in his 9th Symphony and Felix Mendelssohn. The four movements are called:

Swell

1988 Ernst Eulenburg & Co. GmbH, Mainz / ISBN 978-3-7957-6489-0