Many distinguished conductors have faced this masterpiece , but in my opinion no one like Leonard Bernstein has been able to grasp and vividly convey the underlying painful energy which is the dominant tone in all of Schumann's symphonies .
This is a wonderful version. I had never heard this symphony until my 30s, when my parents let us use their subscription tickets to the Minnesota Orchestra. It immediately became a favorite.
I'll be hearing this live on Thursday in the Usher Hall Edinburgh. The Scottish Symphony orchestra with their principal conductor Maxim Emelyanychev weilding the baton. Maxim is such a great conductor destined for great things.