Schumann Overture, The Bride of Messina
Beethoven Triple Concerto
Schumann Symphony No. 2

Christoph Eschenbach conductor
Baiba Skride violin
Daniel Müller-Schott cello
Lars Vogt piano



Surrounding Beethoven’s most delicate, luminous concerto are two works by Schumann born of tragedy and despair. The dark course of fate shaped his Overture to Schiller’s tragedy The Bride of Messina. But it was Schumann’s own demons that surrounded his Second Symphony. ‘I have tried to prevail against my physical condition’, wrote Schumann of the piece, and the music’s ultimate triumph suggests he succeeded. Fighting from the very start, the symphony burns towards moments of thrilling invention and ultimately to uplifting renewal and optimism.

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Schumann: Bride of Messina, Op. 100
Beethoven: Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 56, "Triple Concerto" - I. Allegro
Beethoven: Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 56, "Triple Concerto" - III. Rondo alla polacca
Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 - I. Sostenuto assai
Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 - II. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 - III. Adagio espressivo

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