Composition: Manfred, Op. 115 (Schumann, Robert)
| Title | Manfred |
| Alternative title | Dramatisches Gedicht in 3 Abtheilungen |
| Creators | Robert Schumann (composer) |
| Opus | Op.115 |
| Instrumentation | narrator, voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1848 |
| First published | 1853 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 4500 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Symphonic poems |
| Language | German |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
(No sections)
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Overture | piano 4 hands | August Horn |
| view | Overture | piano | — |
| view | Selections | cello and piano | — |
| view | Die Alpenfee | cello and piano | Friedrich Grützmacher |
| view | Manfred’s Ansprache an Astarte (Act II No.11) | cello and piano | Not credited |
| view | Zwischenaktmusik | violin, cello, piano and harmonium violin, cello, piano and organ |
Julius Sachs |
| view | Zwischenaktmusik | violin and piano | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1848 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | — | — | — | Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score · view Complete Score · view Complete Score (with measure numbers) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Piccolo, Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2, English Horn · view Clarinet 1, 2 · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 · view Trumpet 1, 2/3 · view Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani, Bass Drum/Cymbals · view Harp · view Organ · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Overture | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2 (E), 3, 4 (E, F, F) · view Trumpet 1, 2/3 (E) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3 · view Timpani · view Violins I, II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | G. Flaxland | 1867 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | — | — | 10. Beschwörung der Astarte · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano; selections | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | piano score and part · view |
| view | Die Alpenfee | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score and Cello Part · view |
| view | Manfred’s Ansprache an Astarte (Act II No.11) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score and Cello Part · view |
| view | Zwischenaktmusik | Arrangement for violin, cello, piano and harmonium violin, cello, piano and organ |
Breitkopf und Härtel | 1883 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Zwischenaktmusik | Arrangement for violin and piano | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score and Violin Part · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Overture | DuPage Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Barbara Schubert (conductor) | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Overture | New York Philharmonic (orchestra) | Leonard Bernstein (conductor) | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Overture | Detroit Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Paul Paray (conductor) | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Overture | Orchestre du Conservatoire de Paris (orchestra) | Carl Schuricht (conductor) | Complete Performance · file |
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