Overture, Scherzo and Finale explained

The Overture, Scherzo and Finale (German: Ouvertüre, Scherzo und Finale) in E major is a work for symphony orchestra by Robert Schumann. It is his opus 52, and was written in 1841. Schumann originally considered it his second symphony.^[1] 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.

Structure

The work is in three movements:

Recordings

• Paul Kletzki conducting the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
• John Eliot Gardiner conducting the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
• Wolfgang Sawallisch conducting the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
• Herbert von Karajan conducting the Berliner Philharmoniker
• Sir Georg Solti conducting the Wiener Philharmoniker
• Franz Konwitschny conducting the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
• Carl Schuricht conducting the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
• Lawrance Collingwood conducting the London Symphony Orchestra, 1953^[2]
• Gerard Schwarz conducting the Seattle Symphony

Notes and References

1. Daverio, John (1997). . Oxford University Press U.S. Pages 235-6. .
2. Discographical data from 'Collingwood' search in The CHARM Discography, Centre for the History and Analysis of Recorded Music, , accessed 12 January 2015.