Schumann:
Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38
5-8. Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Rhenish', Op. 97

Berlioz:
Waverley - Overture, Op. 1
Le Corsaire - Overture, Op. 21
Le Roi Lear - Overture, Op. 4
Beatrice et Benedict, Act I - Overture
Rob Roy - Overture
Benvenuto Cellini, Act I - Overture
Les Francs-juges - Overture, Op. 3
Le Carnaval romain - Overture, Op. 9

This significant historical release follows on from the successful Vol. 1 in this series. All the Schumann Symphonies and the complete Berlioz Overtures, some receiving their CD debuts, are presented here in a fabulously packaged 3CD digipack set. These 1956 Nixa-Westminster recordings have been faithfully remastered at Abbey Road Studios from original analogue tapes held in the EMI and Universal archives. The sound quality is quite astonishing, especially considering they were made over fifty years ago. Sir Adrian Boult is featured, conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra in recordings he would never return to again in the studio. Boult's swinging yet atmospheric performances of the Berlioz Overtures complement the rigorous and personal accounts of the Schumann Symphonies. This issue also contains notes written by Sir Adrian Boult originally reproduced on the sleeves of the Schumann LP releases.