Pablo Heras-Casado: Schumann – Symphony no. 2 op 61 – II. Scherzo. Allegro vivace

SCHUMANN, Robert

Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

II. Scherzo. Allegro vivace

Pablo Heras-Casado, guest conductor

Freixenet Symphony Orchestra of the Reina Sofía School of Music

Pablo Heras-Casado corrects aspects of articulation, dynamics, and phrasing in the second movement of Schumann’s Symphony No. 2. The character of the movement must always be very lively, and the articulation must help to find that dynamism.The tempo must be maintained without slowing down at any time, because vivacity is lost. The articulation is marked by the first violins, and the other instruments listen to them and follow as if it were chamber music. They work on the spiccato of the strings, which is the articulation that maintains the spirit of the movement. They insist on the coda, which they rehearse in depth, and return to the beginning of the movement, maintaining the same energy and tempo.

Language: Spanish