Ensemble Dimanche 95th Concert

~Schumann's Achievements~.
　The program will feature Schumann's concert overtures and two symphonies that might not have made it to the world without Schumann.

◆Schumann's symphony that he discovered and made known to the world - Schubert: Symphony No. 8(9) in C major, "Great
　During his stay in Vienna in January 1839, Schumann (1810-56) visited Schubert's (1797-1828) former room and discovered the autograph of his C major symphony. With his brother's permission, Schumann delivered the autograph to Mendelssohn in Leipzig. The symphony was premiered in Leipzig in March of the same year with Mendelssohn conducting. If Schumann had not discovered this piece and made it known to the world, Schubert's other symphonies might have been buried.

The symphony that Schumann completed and made known to the world: N. Burgmüller: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 11.
　The orchestra has been actively featuring symphonies by composers such as Meyerl, Eberl, and Falinck, who are little known in Japan, as well as symphonies by well-known composers that are rarely performed and have been buried. As part of this series, the orchestra will perform Norbert Burgmüller's Symphony No. 2.
　The name "Burgmüller" may remind you of the composer who wrote piano exercises for children, but it was Friedrich Burgmüller. Norbert Burgmüller (1810-36), Friedrich's youngest brother by three years, was born in the same year as Schumann and seems to have been in contact with Schumann and Mendelssohn, but died suddenly at the young age of 26. Mendelssohn wrote a funeral march for wind ensemble (Op.103) to mourn the death of the composer who died prematurely. And Schumann also completed a supplement to this symphony, which had been interrupted in the middle of the third movement.

◆Is it not like Schumann? The last orchestral piece - Schumann: Overture "Hermann und Dorothea
　This piece is a "concert overture" written for Goethe's romantic epic "Hermann und Dorothea" about the French Revolution. Schumann wrote a total of six overtures for stage works and concert overtures, but this piece, written in 1851 (at the age of 41), is the last orchestral piece he wrote, excluding choral and concert pieces.