Gardiner Conducts Schumann’s Symphony #2

I am a great fan of conductor John Eliot Gardiner! And the Symphony #2 by Robert Schumann is my favorite among the four symphonies that Schumann composed. I love the Schumann #2 because of its amazing slow movement, the Adagio.

On this brand new recording we have the following:

Composers:

• Schumann, Robert (1810-56)

Works:

• Schumann: Genoveva Overture
• Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61
• Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Conductors:

• Gardiner, Sir John Eliot

Artists:

• London Symphony Orchestra

Here is the opening of the Schumann Symphony #2: