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When did Robert Schumann write Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Major?

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Robert Schumann composed his Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Major, also known as the Spring symphony, between January and February 1841. The work premiered shortly thereafter on March 31, 1841, in Leipzig, conducted by his friend Felix Mendelssohn.123