Immediately after finishing his First Symphony in B flat major op. 38, Robert Schumann wrote the present D minor Symphony in 1841. Despite its successful world premiere at the Leipzig Gewandhaus on 4 December 1841, this first version remained unpublished during the composer's lifetime. It took the great Johannes Brahms himself to recognize its qualities and commit himself actively and successfully to a renewed performance in 1889. We owe it to the many supporters of the two versions that they pr...

• Satz 1: Andante con moto – Allegro di molto
• Satz 2: Romanza: Andante
• Satz 3: Scherzo: Presto
• Satz 4: Largo – Finale: Allegro vivace