℗ 2009 PentaTone
| Released | March 31, 2009 |
| Duration | 1h 05m 14s |
| Record Label | PentaTone |
| Catalogue No. | PTC5186327 |
| Genre | Classical (Orchestral) |
Robert Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawrence Foster
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC and 2.8224 MHz DSD high resolution audio formats
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Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 97 "Rhenish"
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1.1
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I. Lebhaft
Robert Schumann; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
9:53 | |||
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1.2
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II. Scherzo. Sehr massig
Robert Schumann; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
6:54 | |||
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1.3
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III. Nicht schnell
Robert Schumann; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
5:39 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Feierlich
Robert Schumann; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
6:03 | |||
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1.5
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V. Lebhaft
Robert Schumann; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
5:32 | |||
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Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120 (1851 Revised Version)
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1.6
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I. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft
Robert Schumann; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
11:06 | |||
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1.7
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II. Romanze. Ziemlich langsam
Robert Schumann; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
4:23 | |||
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1.8
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III. Scherzo. Lebhaft
Robert Schumann; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
5:47 | |||
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1.9
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IV. Langsam - Lebhaft
Robert Schumann; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
9:57 | |||
"... the sound captures the very full acoustic of the Rudofinum and its long reverberation time ... it is to the engineers’ credit that little detail is lost ... the audience is superbly well-behaved and very largely inaudible. This is another very welcome release from PentaTone."
- Audiophile Audition
This is the second and final installment in the complete series of Schumann's symphonies from Lawrence Foster and the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. Recorded live in Prague in April 2008 and released in early 2009, the programme features the Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish" and the 1851 revised version of the composer's Symphony No. 4.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM and 2.8224 MHz DSD – PentaTone Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -4.84 -14.50 to -0.30 | -27.47 -34.81 to -23.75 | -24.28 -31.80 to -20.40 | 13 12 to 15 | |
| 1 | I. Lebhaft | -2.31 | -24.91 | -21.8 | 13 |
| 2 | II. Scherzo. Sehr massig | -2.69 | -26.09 | -22.7 | 14 |
| 3 | III. Nicht schnell | -14.50 | -34.81 | -31.8 | 13 |
| 4 | IV. Feierlich | -3.42 | -26.73 | -23.4 | 15 |
| 5 | V. Lebhaft | -2.31 | -24.95 | -21.7 | 14 |
| 6 | I. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft | -1.47 | -24.24 | -21.2 | 13 |
| 7 | II. Romanze. Ziemlich langsam | -10.29 | -33.13 | -30.2 | 12 |
| 8 | III. Scherzo. Lebhaft | -6.23 | -28.59 | -25.3 | 13 |
| 9 | IV. Langsam - Lebhaft | -0.30 | -23.75 | -20.4 | 14 |