1928 HANS PFITZNER conducts SCHUMANN Symphony No 2 Berlin State Opera Orch

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The Master Himself Composer and Conductor Extraordinaire

Dr. Hans PFIZNER conducts

Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C, Op 61
Berlin State Opera Orchestra
Polydor 66873-7 (matr. 1464-68bmi, 827bi, 1470-72bmi, 1626bmi)
Recorded 1928 & 1929 (sides 6 & 10 only)

Brunswick pressing (Originally recorded by Polydor) 5x12" records in original blue ALBUM NO 33 w booklet

Condition: EXCELLENT close to pristine,  plays very quiet , rare ticks. Album solid great, light roughing top of spine

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It is certainly much easier to hear the hallmarks of Pfitzner’s interpretive style with the improved sonics of the 2nd Schumann Symphony and Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture.  There is an unforced quality that may seem, at first, like the conductorial reins are held loosely.  Careful listening reveals a wealth of nuance and shaping that is on a very high order of sophistication indeed!  Balances are carefully chosen, often with unusual contrapuntal elements subtly highlighted (but never in a contrived or spotlit manner).  I’ll just mention a couple of representative moments in the first movement:  the very “directed” shape of the cello lines at 4:26 and afterward, and the wonderful trombone “stinger” on the chord at 6:05.  Somehow through all of this it is the lyricism that comes through as the prevailing focus….I’m not sure that you will find longer lines and phrases in another performance.  Generally the Berlin State Opera Orchestra is up to the task, but there are a few ragged moments in the difficult string parts in the Scherzo movement.

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