Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120
Composer: Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Editor: Jon Finson Instrumentation: Orchestra Work: Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120 Binding: Paperback ISMN: 9790004217078 Size: 9.8 x 12.6 inches Pages: 184 Urtext / Critical Edition Look Inside! PDF Preview Description 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 Despite its successful world premiere at the Leipzig Gewandhaus on 4 December 1841, this first version remained unpublished during the composer's lifetime.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 practically stand on an equal footing today, and are both often heard in the concert hall.