Credits:

Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)

Description:

Former Berlin Philharmonic principal clarinetist Steffens leads the Rhineland-Palatinate State Philharmonic Orchestra in a recording of Schumann’s complete symphonies! Karl-Heinz Steffens resigned as principal clarinetist of the Berlin Philharmonic in 2007. The Coviello label’s rich sound and precise recording accurately capture Steffens’s neat music-making. Steffens conducts Schumann with clarity and suppleness, and his command of the music with an imposing, natural, and supple delivery is as one would expect from a conductor who has worked with such a prestigious orchestra for so many years.This is a powerful performance that fully expresses the energy of Schumann’s work, with a truly brilliant distinction between light and dark, which is Schumann’s musicality. King International

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