Symphony No.4, Op.120 (Schumann, Robert)

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2nd version (1851)

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Performer Pages New York Philharmonic (orchestra)
Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
Publisher Info. Columbia Masterworks, 1961. MS 6256.
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Sheet Music

Scores

Original version (1841)

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Editor Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1891]. Plate Part.B. 159.
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Revised version (1851)

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Copyist Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski (1822–1896)
Publisher. Info. Partial Holograph manuscript, n.d.[1841-53].
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Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms.autogr. Schumann, R. 17
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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1851. (Title Page dating 1853).
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1853]. Plate 8795.
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1860). Plate 8795.
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Editor Clara Schumann (1819–1896)
Publisher. Info. Robert Schumanns Werke, Serie I: Symphonien (pp.310-405)
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1882. Plate R.S. 4.
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Editor Alfred Dörffel (1821-1905)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[1887]. Plate 7087.
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Parts

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Editor Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1891]. Plate Orch.B. 603/604.
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Revised version (1851)

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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1890). Plate Orch.B. 140/141.
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1890). Plate Orch.B. 140/141.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70).
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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Arranger Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1890). Plate Orch.B. 140/141.
Reprinted Vienna: Universal Edition, 1977. Plate 18 364.
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Arranger August Horn (1825-1893)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1863). Plate 10407.
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Arranger Theodor Kirchner (1823–1903)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[1887]. Plate 7057.
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Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand, Schoenewerk et Cie., n.d.(ca.1870). Plate D.S. et Cie. 1469.
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For Piano 4 hands (Kirchner)

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Arranger Theodor Kirchner (1823-1903)
Publisher. Info. Symphonien für Pianoforte zu 4 Händen (pp.152-89)
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, No.2348, n.d.(ca.1882). Plate 7018.
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Arranger August Horn (1825-1893)
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For Piano

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Arranger Fr. W. Barthel
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1888]. Plate V.A. 899.
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Romanza: Andante (No.2)

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Arranger Paul Wetzger (1870-1937)
Publisher. Info. Heilbronn: C.F. Schmidt, n.d.(ca.1902). Plate C.F.S. 2862/4.
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General Information

Work Title Symphony No.4
Alternative. Title Original Version: Clara Symphonie
Name Translations 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
Name Aliases Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120; Sinfonía n.º 4 en re menor, Op. 120
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; LCCN: n81055569; GND: 300146493; BNF: 139189222
Composer Schumann, Robert
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.120
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IRS 155
Key D minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
Original version (1841)
  1. Andante con moto - Allegro di molto
  2. Romanza: Andante
  3. Scherzo: Presto
  4. Largo – Finale. Allegro vivace
Revised version (1851)
  1. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft
  2. Romanze: Ziemlich langsam
  3. Scherzo: Lebhaft
  4. Langsam - Lebhaft
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1841 (June 1841), revised 1851 (June)
First Performance. 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
First Publication. 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
Dedication see below
Clara Schumann (original version)
Joseph Joachim (revised version)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 24-27 minutes (original version)
30 minutes (revised version)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation orchestra
InstrDetail
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, strings
External Links Wikipedia article
Extra Information 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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