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Symphony No.1 in Bb major Opus 38 (2) by Robert Schumann
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Composer from Zwickau, Germany.
If you like Robert Schumann, try Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, Franz Liszt, Ludwig van Beethoven and Felix Mendelssohn.
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Trivia about Symphony No.1 in Bb major Opus 38 (2)
Robert Schumann sketched this entire symphony in just four days during January 1841, spurred on by the encouragement of his new wife, Clara. This second movement, marked Larghetto, introduces a lyrical, song-like theme that directly anticipates the opening melody of the third movement scherzo. Felix Mendelssohn conducted the premiere of the complete work in Leipzig later that same year, using an orchestra that included members of the famous Gewandhaus.
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