Schumann, Robert - The Symphonies - Scottish Chamber Orchestra

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Schumann:The Symphonies sees Robin Ticciati and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra embark upon their first Symphonic cycle together in a programme that they performed in concerts across Scotland.This is music that is very close to Robin Ticciati's heart;he describes Schumann as one of his favourite composers and has often spoken about how important poetry,colour and story are to Schumann's music.Symphony No. 1 'Spring', blazes and sparkles with joy,Symphony No.2 finds its way carefully through to the safe haven of its final movement,the much-loved Symphony No.3 Rhenish moves with huge ease and assurance to a resonant and joyful conclusion.Symphony No.4 is radical in the way each movement attacks the start of the next movement with barely a pause,and in its minute-and-a-half-long,shimmering and horn-call-filled transition to the finale.Under Ticciati and the SCO it is magnificent,the radical,soaring,disturbing and exhilarating symphony Schumann intended.The SCO's smaller forces bring a lightness of touch and a clarity to the counterpoint;under Ticciati they achieve a sense of movement that no previous recording has.