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Overture, Scherzo and Finale

The Overture, Scherzo and Finale (German: Ouvertüre, Scherzo und Finale) in E major is a work for symphony orchestra by Robert Schumann. It is his opus 52, and was written in 1841. Schumann originally considered it his second symphony.[1] The Overture, Scherzo and Finale was received tepidly by critics,[1] was revised in 1845[2] and published the next year,[2] with a dedication to Johannes Verhulst.

Structure

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The work is in three movements:

  1. Overture. (Andante con moto in E minor[2] – Allegro in E major and   time[3]) (sketched and completed in April 1841)[1]
     
     
  2. Scherzo. Vivo, in 6
    8
    time and in C minor,[4] whose theme is based on that of the overture.[1] It has a trio section in D major, in contrasting 2
    4
    time[5] whose material reappears as the coda of the movement.[6]
     
  3. Finale. Allegro molto vivace[2] (orchestrated around May 1841)[1]
     

Recordings

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Daverio, John (1997). Robert Schumann: Herald of a "new Poetic Age" at Google Books. Oxford University Press U.S. Pages 235-6. ISBN 0-19-509180-9.
  2. ^ a b c d Ferguson, Donald N. (1968). Masterworks of the Orchestral Repertoire: A Guide for Listeners at Google Books. U. of Minnesota Press. Page 518. ISBN 0-8166-0467-3.
  3. ^ See score, bar 18 - pages 2-3 of the piano 4-hands arrangement.
  4. ^ Pages 16-7 of the piano 4-hands arrangement, for example.
  5. ^ starting middle of bar 55, to bar 71 - pages 18-9 of the piano 4-hands arrangement.
  6. ^ starting at bar 137 - pages 24-5 of the piano 4-hands arrangement.
  7. ^ Discographical data from 'Collingwood' search in The CHARM Discography, Centre for the History and Analysis of Recorded Music, <http://www.charm.kcl.ac.uk/about/about_structure Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine>, accessed 12 January 2015.
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