Robert Schumann

1850

“Rhenish”

orchestra

op. 97

Linda Correll Roesner (Editor)

To occupy the post of municipal music director, Schumann came to Dsseldorf on the Rhine in 1850, and itwas probably the impressions of the Rhineland that inspired the composer to write his Symphony No. 3. In a letter to the publisher Simrock, Schumann himself wrote that the peculiarities of Rhenish life had found expression in the work. To Schumann, the view of the Cathedral of Cologne was a highlight of his trips in the area surrounding Dsseldorf; even if there are no records testifying to his attending a church service, it almost seems as if the impressions of such a service are reflected in the fourth movement of the symphony which was originally entitled ‘In the Character of the Accompaniment to a Solemn Ceremony’.

Content

Preface
Editorial Notes
Vorwort
Revisionsbericht
Textual Notes
I Lebhaft
II Scherzo. Sehr mig
III Nicht schnell
IV Feierlich
V Lebhaft