Work Title
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Symphony No.4
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Alternative. Title
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Original Version: Clara Symphonie
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Name Translations
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Symphonie nº 4 de Schumann; 4-a simfonio; Symphony No. 4; Симфонія № 4; Sinfonia nro 4; 4. Sinfonie; 交響曲第4番; Sinfonía n.º 4; Sinfonia n. 4; Симфония № 4; سمفونی شماره ۴; Simfonia a IV-a; 第四交响曲; السيمفونيه رقم 4; Symfoni nr. 4; 교향곡 4번
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Name Aliases
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Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120; Sinfonía n.º 4 en re menor, Op. 120
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; LCCN: n81055569; GND: 300146493; BNF: 139189222
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Composer
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Schumann, Robert
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.120
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IRS 155
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Key
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D minor
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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4 movements:
- Original version (1841)
- Andante con moto - Allegro di molto
- Romanza: Andante
- Scherzo: Presto
- Largo – Finale. Allegro vivace
- Revised version (1851)
- Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft
- Romanze: Ziemlich langsam
- Scherzo: Lebhaft
- Langsam - Lebhaft
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1841 (June 1841), revised 1851 (June)
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First Performance.
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1841-12-06 in Leipzig: Saal des Gewandhauses (original version)
- Gewandhausorchester. Ferdinand David, conductor
1853-03-03 in Düsseldorf: Geislerschen Saal (revised version)
- Orchestra. Robert Schumann, conductor
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First Publication.
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1853 - Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel (revised version)
- Score – Plate 8795, 165 pages
- Parts – Plate 8735, 22 parts
- 1882 - Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, ed. Clara Schumann
1891 - Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel (original version), ed. Johannes Brahms (and Franz Wüllner?)
- Score – Plate R.S. 4a
- Parts – Plate Orch.Bibl., 23 parts
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Dedication
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see below
- Clara Schumann (original version)
- Joseph Joachim (revised version)
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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24-27 minutes (original version) 30 minutes (revised version)
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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orchestra
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InstrDetail
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2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, strings
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External Links
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Wikipedia article
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Extra Information
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Average duration: since the revised version has two large repeats (outer movements) the first version does not, the average duration is going to go up some in any recording that takes them... and so it proves, in slow and fast recordings of the former and latter, it seems. - Schissel Like Mendelssohn's 3rd Symphony, this work (as outlined by Schumann himself) was intended to be played with all movements without pause. - BachFan
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