Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by North German Philharmonic Orchestra with Ernst Groschel
Conducted by Hanspeter Gmur
2. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9
Composed by Robert Schumann
Conducted by Hanspeter Gmur
Schumann: Piano Concerto/Carnaval,Robert Schumann,Hanspeter Gmur,North German Philharmonic Orchestra,Ernst Groschel,Stjepan Radic,Ent. Media Partners,Classical,Classical Music,Classical Vocals,Concerto,Keyboard,Keyboard Work with Descriptive or Unclassified Title,Piano Concerto
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Stories Of Schumann And Grieg
Manufacturer: Vox (Classical) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000001KCV Release Date: 1995-04-16 |
Tracks:
- Symphony No. 3 In E-flat Major, Op. 97: 'Rhenish' - Lebhaft
- Andante And Variations In B-Flat Major
- Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13
- Toccata In C Major, Op. 7
- Kreisleriana, Op. 16
- Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 54: Allegro Vivace
- Carnaval, Op. 9
- 'Dedication', Op. 25/1
- Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120: Introduction - Vivace
- Papilons, Op. 2
- Op. 25-3: 'The Nut Tree'
- Symphony No. 3 In E-flat Major, Op. 97: 'Rhenish' - Lebhaft-Schneller
- Piano Quintet In E-flat Major, Op. 44: Allegro ma non troppo
- Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 54: Allegro affettuoso
- Carnaval, Op. 9: Waltz
- Album For The Young, Op. 68: The Merry Farmer
- Scenes From Childhood, Op. 15: Dreams
- Cello Concerto In A Minor, Op. 129: Nicht au schnell
- Symphony No. 3 In E-flat Major, Op. 97: 'Rhenish' - Feierlich
- Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46, No 1
- Lyric Suite, Op. 54-2: Norwegian Rustic Dance
- Op. 12 No. 4: Elf Dance
- Op. 35, No. 1: Norwegian Dances
- Elegiac Melodies
- Op. 64, No. 4: Symphonic Dances
- Op. 35, No. 2: Norwegian Dances
- Op. 5-3: 'I Love Thee'
- Op. 43, No. 1: Butterfly
- Op. 65, No. 6: Wedding Day At Troldhaugen
- Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46, No. 3: Anitra's Dance
- Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55, No. 4: Solveig's Song
- Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46, No. 4: In The Hall Of The Mountain King
- Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 16: Allegro moderato; Allegro marcato
- Holberg Suite, Op. 40: Prelude: Allegro vivace
- Lyric Suite, Op. 54, No. 3: Dance Of The Dwarfs
- Homage To Chopin
- Sigurd Jorsalfar Suite, Op. 56, No. 3: Homage March
- Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: Morning Mood
- Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: The Death Of Aase
- Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: Anitra's Dance
- Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: In The Hall Of The Mountain King
- Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55: III The Return Of Peer Gynt
- Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55: IV Solveig's Song
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Best of Schumann
Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000014HD Release Date: 1997-09-11 |
Tracks:
- manfred, Op 115 - overture
- kinderszenen, Op. 15 - traumerei (Dreaming)
- Piano quintet In E Flat Major, Op.44 - scherzo : molto vivace - trio 1 - trio 2 - l'istesso tempo
- fantasiestuke, Op. 73 - zart und mit ausdruck
- Piano concerto In A Minor, Op. 54 - allegro affettuoso
- carnaval Op. 9 - marche des davidsbundler cotre les philistins
- Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Major, Op. 97, 'rhenish' - scherzo: sehr massig
- waldeszenen, Op. 82 - Bird As prophet
- Symphony No.1 In B Flat Major, Op. 38, 'Spring' - Andante un poco maestoso - allegro molto vivace
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Les introuvables de Cziffra
Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002SBW Release Date: 2002-08-12 |
Tracks:
- La Campanella, Grande Etude De Paganini No. 3
- Nocturne No. 3 In A Flat Major, Reve D'Amour
- Mephisto Valse (D'Apres Le Faust De Lenau)
- Les Jeux D'Eau A La Villa D'Este
- Valse Oubliee No. 1
- Rhapsodie Espagnole
- Valse Impromptu
- La Ronde Des Lutins, Etude De Concert No. 2
- Grand Galop Chromatique
- Apres Une Lecture Du Dante, Fantasie Quasi Sonata (Extrait From 'Les Annees De Pelerinage')
Tracks:
- Polonaise D'Eugene Oneguine (Tchaikovsky)
- Rigoletto, Paraphrase De Concert (Verdi)
- Tarentelle De Bravoure Sur Des Theme De 'La Muette De Portici' (Auber)
- Valse De Faust (Gounod)
- Improvisation Sur Les Themes De Guillaume Tell (Rossini)
- Valse Triste (Vecsey)
- Tritsch Tratsch Polka (Johann Strauss)
- Le Beau Danube Bleu, Paraphrase (Johann Strauss)
- Danse Hongroise No. 5 (Brahms)
- Fantaisie Roumaine (Improvisation Dans Le Style Tzigane)
- Le Vol Du Bourdon (Rimsky-Korsakov)
Tracks:
- Islamey, Fantaisie Orientale
- Toccata In C Major, Op. 7
- Andante Et Rondo Capriccioso In E Major, Op. 14
- Rondo In E Flat Major, Op. 11
- Polonaise In C Major, Op. 89
- Rondo A Capriccio In G Major, Op. 129
- Andantino In B Minor
- Bourree In E Flat Major
- Sonata In C Major, K159
- Le Tic Toc Choc ,Ou Les Maillotins
- Les Barricades Mysterieuses
- L'Anguille
- La Bandoline
- Les Petits Moulins A Vent
- Les Folies Francaises Ou Les Dominos
- La Poule
- Le Rappel Des Oiseaux
- Gavotte En Rondeau
Tracks:
- Variations In C Major, Sur 'God Save The King', WoO 78
- 12 Variations In A Major, Sur Un Theme Russe (Wranitzky), WoO 71
- 32 Variations In C Minor, WoO 80
- Fantaisie In F Minor, Op. 49
- Book 1 - Variations Sur Un Theme De Paganini, Op. 35
- Book 2 - Variations Sur Un Theme De Paganini, Op. 35
Tracks:
- I. Grave - Allegro Molto E Con Brio, Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13
- II. Adagio Cantabile, Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13
- III. Rondo, Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13
- I. Allegro - Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14
- II. Andante - Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14
- III. Scherzo -Allegro Assai - Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14
- I. Andante Con Variazioni - Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Major, Op. 26
- II. Scherzo (Allegro Molto) - Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Major, Op. 26
- III. Marcia Funebre (Andante Maestoso) - Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Major, Op. 26
- IV. Allegro - Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Major, Op. 26
- I. Andante - Allegro -Allegro Molto Vivace - Sonata No. 13 In E Flat Major, Op. 27
- II. Adagio Con Espressione - Sonata No. 13 In E Flat Major, Op. 27
- III. Allegro Vivace - Sonata No. 13 In E Flat Major, Op. 27
Tracks:
- Preambule Carnaval Op9
- Pierrot Carnaval Op9
- Arlequin Carnaval Op9
- Valse Noble Carnaval Op9
- Eusebius Carnaval Op9
- Florestan Carnaval Op9
- Coquette Carnaval Op9
- Replique Carnaval Op9
- Papillons Carnaval Op9
- A.S.C.H., S.C.H.A., Lettres Dansantes Carnaval Op9
- Chiarina Carnaval Op9
- Chopin Carnaval Op9
- Estrella Carnaval Op9
- Reconnaissance Carnaval Op9
- Pantalon Et Colombine Carnaval Op9
- Valse Allemande - Intermezzo: Paganinni Carnaval Op9
- Aveu Carnaval Op9
- Promenade Carnaval Op9
- Pause Carnaval Op9
- Danse Des Davidsbundler Contre Les Philistins Carnaval Op9
- I. Des Abends Fantasiestucke Op12
- II. Aufschwung Fantasiestucke Op12
- III. Warum? Fantasiestucke Op12
- IV. Grillen Fantasiestucke Op12
- V. In Der Nacht Fantasiestucke Op12
- VI. Fabel Fantasiestucke Op12
- VII. Traumeswirren Fantasiestucke Op12
- VIII. Ende Vom Lied Fantasiestucke Op12
- I. Allegro - Carnaval De Vienne, Op. 26
- II. Romanze - Carnaval De Vienne, Op. 26
- III. Scherzino - Carnaval De Vienne, Op. 26
- IV. Intermezzo - Carnaval De Vienne, Op. 26
- V. Final - Carnaval De Vienne, Op. 26
Tracks:
- Fantaisie Hongroise In F Major For Piano And Orchestra
- Totentanz, Paraphrase Sur Le 'Dies Irae' Pour Piano Et Orchestre
- Variations Symphoniques Pour Piano Et Orchestre
- I. Allegro Molto Moderato - Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In A Minor, Op. 16
- II. Adagio - Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In A Minor, Op. 16
- III. Allegro Moderato Molto E Marcato - Andante Maestoso - Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In A Minor, Op. 16
Tracks:
- I. Adagio Sostenuto Assai - Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In A Major
- II. Allegro Agitato Assai - Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In A Major
- III. Allegro Moderato - Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In A Major
- IV. Allegro Deciso - Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In A Major
- V. Marziale, Un Poco Meno Allegro - Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In A Major
- VI. Allegro Animato - Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In A Major
- I. Allegro Maestoso - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In E Flat Major
- II. Quasi Adagio - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In E Flat Major
- III. Allegretto Vivace - Allegro Animato - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In E Flat Major
- IV. Allegro Marziale Animato - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In E Flat Major
- I. Allegro Non Troppo E Molto Maestoso - Allegro Con Spirito - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In B Flat Minor, Op. 23
- II. Andante Semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo 1 - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In B Flat Minor, Op. 23
- III. Allegro Con Fuoco - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In B Flat Minor, Op. 23
Customer Reviews:
Stunning. . . . .......2007-01-10
I have been very pleasantly surprised, especially at his Beethoven and his Schumann. I found that he kept the spontaneity of his Lisztian interpretations, but channelled it chronologically into insightful and spontaneous Beethoven interpretations, while respecting most of the rules and performance practices of the Classic era.
His Schumann was mercurial and spontaneous in a Romantic fashion, also, and - of course - brilliantly digitally played. As to the Liszt, it's par excellence; I've never heard that music played with such spontaneity and
digital fluency.
The sound quality is surprisingly good, altho somewhat uneven. I highly recommend this set to anyone who loves great piano-playing. My favorite pianist is still Richter, but Cziffra takes first prize in his Liszt, and runs a close second with other composers' music.
PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST.......2006-10-15
Cziffra himself didn't aid popular comprehension by saying that he couldn't play Beethoven. I already owned his Waldstein, but here we have four more sonatas plus some smaller pieces, all early works. If I have a fault to find with his Waldstein it's that it is rather understated. What I don't fault at all is his sense of Beethoven's idiom, and the only flash of Cziffra's phenomenal technique comes where there can be no objection in the up-and-down octaves near the end. These are normally played glissando, because to finger them in strict time is impossible, allegedly. Even Horowitz can't do that - but Cziffra can. This really sums up his way of doing things - the technique is exercised strictly when needed, and then not in a showy way unless the sense of the music demands that. Try the Mendelssohn rondo here - light-fingered in the main rondo theme, relaxed in the episodes - then hear Serkin on Aura in his 1957 recital in Lugano, high-tension and full-speed-ahead. Serkin brought the audience to its feet, Cziffra is simply enjoying the piece, and very Mendelssohnian he sounds. Or again the Schumann toccata. Richter won raptures from the critics for his handling of the rat-tat fortissimo chords near the end while making no concessions to the tempo. He does that no better than Cziffra, if as well. The difference is that Richter `makes more' of the supposedly virtuoso sequences earlier. Now how about Cziffra's Beethoven here? It is natural, idiomatic and kept within a certain volume-level. There is no showing off let alone messing around. If Cziffra recalls anyone it is Kempff, and these performances would be safe models for teachers. In Schumann it's the same story. Not everyone could play Traumeswirren like this, and here and there the finger-work had me rubbing my eyes, but I keep sensing that Cziffra is not even aware that he's doing anything exceptional. The idiom is dead right, the rubato is natural, the lyricism is spontaneous if less `warm' than some, the sense of the overall structure is effortless - and I could say all that about Chopin's F minor fantasy too.
I can't avoid Liszt, but some comparisons are interesting. This high-powered Totentanz has been rightly praised, but both in this work and in the first concerto I feel that Michelangeli beats Cziffra at what is supposedly Cziffra's own game. I hear Michelangeli as Cziffra's solitary equal as a technician, but in second-rate music like this spontaneity and dexterity are trumped by an above-it-all Olympian aloofness, and Cziffra undoubtedly does not take the ultra-care that Michelangeli takes over perfect evenness of touch, sublime poise in the rhythm and super-perfection in the trills. (In the matter of trills, you can hear what Cziffra can do when he puts his mind to it in the fiendish 4th variation in book 1 of Brahms's Paganinis). In the 2nd concerto Cziffra is the best I have yet heard. In sheer technical address neither he nor anyone surpasses Richter, but where I like Cziffra better is in an aspect of his playing that gets too little attention, namely his natural and unaffected lyricism. In the Hungarian Fantasy, the Liszt solos and the various arrangements I imagine Cziffra is unsurpassed and unsurpassable, not that I propose to research that matter much.
The Grieg and Tchaikovsky concertos are here too. Cziffra adopts moderate tempi in the outer movements of the Grieg as the composer directs. The first movement of the Tchaikovsky is done as I like it, insofar as I like it at all. The introduction is taken fast, rather as Horowitz and Toscanini take it although I miss Toscanini's direction. The last movement however is taken at a very moderate pace, with the excitement saved for the end. Later performances are of some French music. In these pieces, as in the Scarlatti sonata, I wouldn't say that Cziffra stands out particularly - with one telling exception, Couperin's Barricades Mysterieuses, atmospheric and bewitching. Was this what they told you to expect from Cziffra?
He was a natural, a child of the gods. The near-unbelievable technique was an important part of his gift, but what I prize most is his lyric manner - simple, innocent and clear-eyed. His actual touch is not one that you could identify within seconds, as you could identify that of Horowitz, Serkin, Richter or Michelangeli, but it is utterly free from affectation. The better you know him, the more you will love him.
A world-changing musician.......2006-01-30
CZIFFRA - A Keyboard Phenomenon.......2001-05-26
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Classical Highlights: Schumann
Manufacturer: St. Clair Entertainment ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0000CDLC1 Release Date: 2003-09-16 |
Tracks:
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in a Minor: Allegro Affettuoso
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in a Minor Intermezzo: Andante ...
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in a Minor: Allegro Vivace
- Carneval
- Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood): From Foreign Lands and People
- Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood): Perfect Happiness
- Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood): Important Event
- Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood): Ride of the Rocking Horse
- Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood): Almost Too Serious
- Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood): Bogeyman's Coming
- Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood): Child Falling Asleep
- Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood): Hark! The Poet Speaks
- Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra in a Minor: Nicht Zu Schnell
- Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra in a Minor: Langsam
- Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra in a Minor: Sehr Lebhaft
- Symphony No. 4 in D Minor: Introduction
- Symphony No. 4 in D Minor: Allegro
- Symphony No. 4 in D Minor Romance
- Symphony No. 4 in D Minor: Scherzo
- Symphony No. 4 in D Minor: Finale
- FantasiestFantasy Pieces) For Clarinet and Piano, Pt. 1
- FantasiestFantasy Pieces) For Clarinet and Piano, Pt. 2
- FantasiestFantasy Pieces) For Clarinet and Piano, Pt. 3
- Waltz "Bunte Bler"
- Waltz "Albumbler"
Tracks:
- Symphony No. 1 in B Flat Major "Spring": Andante un Poco Maestoso, ...
- Symphony No. 1 in B Flat Major "Spring": Larghetto, Attaca
- Symphony No. 1 in B Flat Major "Spring": Scherzo - Molto Vivace
- Symphony No. 1 in B Flat Major "Spring": Allegro Animato E Grazioso
- Manfred Overture
- Hermann und Dorothea Overture
- Trio for Violin, Violoncello and Piano No. 2 in F Major: Sehr Lebhaft
- Trio for Violin, Violoncello and Piano No. 2 in F Major Mit ...
- Trio for Violin, Violoncello and Piano No. 2 in F Major in ...
- Trio for Violin, Violoncello and Piano No. 2 in F Major: Nicht Zu ...
- Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major "Rhenish": Illegro
- Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major "Rhenish": Scherzo
- Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major "Rhenish" Intermezzo
- Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major "Rhenish": Andante
- Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major "Rhenish": Finale
- Album F Jugend (Album for the Youth): Melodie (Melody)
- Album F Jugend (Album for the Youth): Soldatenmarsch ...
- Album F Jugend (Album for the Youth): Trerliedchen ...
- Album F Jugend (Album for the Youth): Ein Choral (A Chorale)
- Album F Jugend (Album for the Youth): Stn (Little Piece)
- Album F Jugend (Album for the Youth): Armes Waisenkind (Poor ...)
- Album F Jugend (Album for the Youth): Jrliedchen ...
- Album F Jugend (Album for the Youth): Wilder Reiter (Wild ...)
- Album F Jugend (Album for the Youth): Volksliedchen (Little Folk
- Album F Jugend (Album for the Youth): Frcher Landmann ...
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Hommage à Werner Haas
Manufacturer: MD&G Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005O59D Release Date: 2001-10-23 |
Tracks:
- Son in E, Op.109: Vivace, Ma Non Troppo
- Son in E, Op.109: Gesangvoll, Mit Innigster Empfindung Andante, Molto Cantabile Ed Espressivo
- Son in E, Op.109: Var I.
- Son in E, Op.109: Var II. Leggiermente
- Son in E, Op.109: Var III. Allegro Vivace
- Son in E, Op.109: Var IV. Etwas Langsamer Als Das Thema
- Son in E, Op.109: Allegro Ma Non Troppo
- Nocturne in F#, Op.15 No.2
- Etude in g#, Op.25 No.9
- Etude in G flat, Op.25 No.9
- Scherzo in B flat, Op.31
- Sonatine: Modere
- Sonatine: Movt De Menuet
- Sonatine: Anime
- Estampes: Pagodes
- Estampes: La Soiree Dans Grenade
- Estampes: Jardins Sous La Pluie
- Etude in A flat, Op.25 No.1
- Ronde Les Lutins (Gnomenreigen): Etude De Conc No.2
Tracks:
- Italian Con: (Ohne Bezeichnung)
- Italian Con: Andante
- Italian Con: Presto
- Son in G, Op.14 No.2: Allegro
- Son in G, Op.14 No.2: Andante
- Son in G, Op.14 No.2: Scherzo. Allegro Assai
- Phantasiestucke, Op.12: Des Abends
- Phantasiestucke, Op.12: Aufschwung
- Phantasiestucke, Op.12: Warum?
- Phantasiestucke, Op.12: Grillen
- Phantasiestucke, Op.12: In Der Nacht
- Phantasiestucke, Op.12: Fabel
- Phantasiestucke, Op.12: Traumes Wirren
- Phantasiestucke, Op.12: Ende Vom Lied
Tracks:
- Son in C, Op.2 No.3: Allegro Con Brio
- Son in C, Op.2 No.3: Adagio
- Son in C, Op.2 No.3: Scherzo. Allegro
- Son in C, Op.2 No.3: Allegro Assai
- Son in F, Op.10 No.2: Allegro
- Son in F, Op.10 No.2: Allegretto
- Son in F, Op.10 No.2: Presto
- Son in d, Op.31 No.2: Largo-Allegro
- Son in d, Op.31 No.2: Adagio
- Son in d, Op.31 No.2: Allegretto
- Son in E flat, Op.31 No.3: Allegro
- Son in E flat, Op.31 No.3: Scherzo. Allegretto Vivace
- Son in E flat, Op.31 No.3: Menuett. Moderato E Grazioso
- Son in E flat, Op.31 No.3: Presto Con Fuoco
Tracks:
- Kinderszenen, Op.15: Von Fremden Landern Und Menschen
- Kinderszenen, Op.15: Curiose Geschichte
- Kinderszenen, Op.15: Hasche-Mann
- Kinderszenen, Op.15: Bittendes Kind
- Kinderszenen, Op.15: Gluckes Genug
- Kinderszenen, Op.15: Wichtige Begebenheit
- Kinderszenen, Op.15: Traumerei
- Kinderszenen, Op.15: Am Camin
- Kinderszenen, Op.15: Ritter Vom Steckenpferd
- Kinderszenen, Op.15: Fast Zu Ernst
- Kinderszenen, Op.15: Furchtenmachen
- Kinderszenen, Op.15: Kind Im Einschlummern
- Kinderszenen, Op.15: Der Dichter Spricht
- Carnaval, Op.9: Preambule
- Carnaval, Op.9: Pierrot
- Carnaval, Op.9: Arlequin
- Carnaval, Op.9: Valse Noble
- Carnaval, Op.9: Eusebius
- Carnaval, Op.9: Florestan
- Carnaval, Op.9: Coquette
- Carnaval, Op.9: Replique
- Carnaval, Op.9: Sphinxes
- Carnaval, Op.9: Papillons
- Carnaval, Op.9: Asch-Scha
- Carnaval, Op.9: Chiarina
- Carnaval, Op.9: Chopin
- Carnaval, Op.9: Estrella
- Carnaval, Op.9: Reconnaissance
- Carnaval, Op.9: Pantalon Et Colombine
- Carnaval, Op.9: Valse Allemande
- Carnaval, Op.9: Intermezzo: Paganini
- Carnaval, Op.9: Aveu
- Carnaval, Op.9: Promenade
- Carnaval, Op.9: Pause
- Carnaval, Op.9: Marche Des Davidsbundler Contres Les Philistins
- Sinfonische Etuden, Op.13: Thema. Andante
- Sinfonische Etuden, Op.13: I - Un Poco Piu Vivo
- Sinfonische Etuden, Op.13: II
- Sinfonische Etuden, Op.13: III
- Sinfonische Etuden, Op.13: IV
- Sinfonische Etuden, Op.13: V
- Sinfonische Etuden, Op.13: VI - Agitato
- Sinfonische Etuden, Op.13: VII - Allegro Molto
- Sinfonische Etuden, Op.13: VIII
- Sinfonische Etuden, Op.13: IX - Presto Possible
- Sinfonische Etuden, Op.13: X
- Sinfonische Etuden, Op.13: XI
- Sinfonische Etuden, Op.13: XII - Finale
Tracks:
- Scherzo in b flat, Op.31
- Scherzo in c#, Op.39
- Scherzo in b, Op.20
- Nocturne in b flat, Op.9 No.1
- Nocturne in E flat, Op.9 No.2
- Nocturne in B, Op.9 No.3
- Ballade in A flat, Op.47
Tracks:
- Son No.2 in d, Op.14: Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
- Son No.2 in d, Op.14: Scherzo. Allegro Marcato
- Son No.2 in d, Op.14: Andante
- Son No.2 in d, Op.14: Vivace
- Son No.4 in c, Op.29: Allegro Molto Sostenuto
- Son No.4 in c, Op.29: Andante Assai
- Son No.4 in c, Op.29: Allegro Con Brio, Ma Non Leggiero
- 6 Prlds, Op.13: Maestoso in c
- 6 Prlds, Op.13: Allegro in a
- 6 Prlds, Op.13: Andante in e
- 6 Prlds, Op.13: Allegro in e
- 6 Prlds, Op.13: Allegro in D
- 6 Prlds, Op.13: Presto in b
- Etude in b flat, Op.8
- Etude in c#, Op.42
- Son No.3 Op.46: Allegro Con Moto
- Son No.3 Op.46: Andante Cantabile
- Son No.3 Op.46: Allegro Giocoso
- Son 1924: I
- Son 1924: II. Adagietto
- Son 1924: III
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Schumann: The Complete Piano Works (Box Set)
Manufacturer: Nuova Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000058THK Release Date: 2001-03-06 |
Customer Reviews:
Good for the rare pieces.....but..........2006-11-08
Mystery Solved.......2006-10-07
I own the original 20-LP/6-volume Musical Heritage Society set issued between 1971 and 1973. Having seen the CD set in a store last year, I was puzzled about whether it was a transfer of these invaluable discs, which contain vast tracts of Schumann that you will be hard pressed to find elsewhere (included, for instance, are several posthumously issued works and even a few pieces played from unpublished manuscripts). WTA's review gave me enough clues to suspect that these discs were exactly what I'd been waiting for.
Having just received them, I'm happy to confirm that they are indeed the MHS performances (minus most of the four-hand works, however; see below). I instantly recognized the character of the piano sound and the recording acoustic (both much improved on CD), and a quick check of rhetorical gestures in a sonata movement that I especially value in Demus's hands showed the CD and LP versions to be identical. MHS did not always provide track timings for individual sections of the big piano suites. But where such detail exists, respective CD and LP timings are consistently mere seconds apart -- easily the result of different engineering choices for silent lead-ins and lead-outs to each track.
A further clue comes from a small note on the jewel-box tray inserts, indicating a 1989 digital remastering. I can think of no fully digital (DDD) recording that would be getting remastered so early in CD history. Anything from the '80s would almost certainly be making its first appearance in the new storage medium. Moreover, the sound has none of the hallmarks of DDD recordings (as WTA notes, for instance, Demus's recordings have detectable [but nonintrusive] background hiss).
So for all these reasons, I feel confident in declaring that this set is basically the old MHS offering. There are two sad omissions, however:
(1) The CD set includes all the solo pieces in the LP set, as well as a short, posthumously published F-minor Scherzo on CD 12 that MHS seems to have left out. Nuova Era, alas, omits the vast majority of the often-delightful four-hand works, for which Norman Shetler joined Demus (most of these items appeared in MHS's five-disc finale). The Sketches for Pedal Piano, Opp. 56 & 58, are here (perhaps because they were originally conceived for a now-forgotten solo instrument that had a pedalboard [Alkan was said to have been its greatest master]; on a modern instrument, Schumann's pedal-piano music thus takes two pianists), but -- shame on Nuova Era! -- Shetler gets no credit as the second pianist. If you'd like a fine but inexpensive tour of the four-hand output, try the three-disc VoxBox ("Schumann Complete Works For Piano 4-Hands") featuring Peter Frankl, Andras Schiff, et al.
(2) The CD set lacks the superb MHS album notes by Douglas Townsend. Also missing is Demus's own illuminating statement about recording these works across a span of about three years. These are thoroughly digested interpretations: Demus not only memorized every note but also played every last work in concert. Complete recordings like this one are not necessarily commercial gimmicks, as some so carelessly assert. A serious and sensitive musician who takes on such a task will uncover secrets and interconnections that only exposure to a composer's full output in a given area can progressively disclose. As Demus explains (in Herman Adler's translation from the German), "Only by knowing Schumann's creative output in its totality has it been possible to uncover fresh facets in overfamiliar standard works. [. . .] In the music of no other composer do we find as many cross-relations and associations throughout his work. Schumann likes to quote himself as well as other composers, as did, later, his French brother-in-spirit, Claude Debussy. [. . .] Only knowledge of this entire universe will result in something I would call *Stilsicherheit* (stylistic assurance)."
But let's not dwell on what's *not* here. As WTA observes, this is a deeply rewarding collection that every serious Schumann-lover will want to explore. Are these performances the last word on Schumann's poetic realm? Of course not: no such "last word" exists. The essential thing is that throughout this enormous journey, Demus never falsifies the music, and he plays with an honesty that can be far more illuminating than flashier approaches.
So, Schumann-lovers, get this set as cheaply as you can -- but one way or another, get it while you can!
Mystery meat.......2006-04-10
What I did encounter after a lot of searching, and according to different reviewers who deigned to barely mention this bulky and hard-to-ignore boxed set, was this dopey basketful of professional opinions:
1) The recording quality was poor according to one guy
2) The piano was out of tune according to some editor who happened to also be a piano tuner
3) The music was criminally recorded using a piano with beat hammers and strings
4) Demus may or may not have recorded the set with a period instrument that also may have had beat hammers and strings
5) Nobody should record Schumann on a period instrument according to another expert (without really letting us know if this was the case here)
6) The interpretations were wooden
7) The interpretations were fabulous despite the crappy sound and beat up old out-of-tune piano
8) Nobody was sure if this was his complete Schumann recorded in the 1970s and released on Musical Heritage or these were new DDD recordings as listed
OK--as the notes with this set absolutely stink and no one out in Internet land seems to have any consistent and coherent thing to say about it, this then is my judgement, based on careful listening and a few intelligent guesses.
1) The interpretations are great, wonderful, really enjoyable, idiomatic--some might consider them slightly wooden because there's next-to-no pedal which leads me to believe it is a period instrument he's recorded on. This isn't Argerich slamming away at these so don't expect that. Yamaha fans will be disappointed. Demus clearly knows his Schumann and plays crisply and accurately.
2) The sound quality, while hardly SACD, is just fine and, again if this is a period instrument and I sure tend to think so, what I'm hearing would be about right. I rather like the engineering as the result is intimate and warm
3) Honestly, did Demus record all these in the 1970s without them getting any attention and then do it all over again in the 1980s just to get ignored again? I hear distinct tape hiss if I listen closely, this doesn't sound like a 1989 DDD recording (which the box claims it to be) which is probably why the recording has some warmth and (audible tape hiss)
4) Who am I to argue with an editor/piano tuner but if this piano is out of tune I'm not noticing it one zot. Also, didn't they tune pianos a little differently way back in 1850 or so?
SO--I'll guess this is the complete piano music of Robert Schumann (perhaps minus one small piece according to yet another miffed commentator, although he keeps talking about a 12 CD set and this has 13 discs!)recorded in the 1970s with Jorg Demus playing a piano built around 1850 or so with everything that implies. I'll also guess that a lot of reviewers out there, left to fend for themselves without some promotional sheet from the label, maybe without even free promo copies, were really reaching a bit. Even if I'm wrong I seem to be doing better than the second-guessing I found elsewhere and anyway the result is really enjoyable. I simply like this set a lot even if someday I may discover it is, in fact, Ernest Borgnine playing a badly tuned pool hall upright in 1953. Less than no stars to Nuovo Era for never seeming to get the presentation of this delightful set right--license it to Brilliant and they'll do it up properly for Pete's sake and maybe you'll actually sell a few. They might even be able to kick down that DDD tape hiss a bit. It's also too danged expensive given even the putative late recording date--it shouldn't be more than $120 under any circumstances. I got mine for less than $40 at a classical cut-outs and deletions place.
Conclusion: This whole situation is sad. Jorg Demus is a great pianist and he obviously loves Schumann. Schumann's piano music is worth the effort. This should be a well-known and highly-regarded set and I'm happier with this than with any other big box of piano I may own, short of a Brahms set.
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Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1; Schumann: Carnaval; Arabesque
Manufacturer: Centurion Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0001D0FZG Release Date: 2003-01-01 |
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Myra Hess
Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00001IVPC Release Date: 1999-09-14 |
Tracks:
- Sonata In C Minor, K. 11
- Sonata In G, K. 4
- Carnaval, Op.9: Preamble
- Carnaval, Op.9: Pierrot
- Carnaval, Op.9: Arlequin
- Carnaval, Op.9: Valse noble
- Carnaval, Op.9: Eusebius
- Carnaval, Op.9: Florestan
- Carnaval, Op.9: Coquette
- Carnaval, Op.9: Replique
- Carnaval, Op.9: Papillons
- Carnaval, Op.9: A.S.C.H. - S.C.H.A. (Letters dansantes)
- Carnaval, Op.9: Chiarina
- Carnaval, Op.9: Chopin
- Carnaval, Op.9: Estrella
- Carnaval, Op.9: Reconnaissance
- Carnaval, Op.9: Pantalon et Columbine
- Carnaval, Op.9: Valse Allemande
- Carnaval, Op.9: Intermezzo: Paganini
- Carnaval, Op.9: Aveu
- Carnaval, Op.9: Promenade
- Carnaval, Op.9: Pause
- Carnaval, Op.9: Marche des 'Davidsbundler' contre les Philistins
- Goyescas: Quejas o la maja y el ruisenor (from: Goyescas)
- Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 102 No. 5
- Waltz in A Flat,Op. 39 No. 15
- Intermezzo in C, Op. 119 No. 3
- Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op.54: Allegro affettuoso
- Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op.54: Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso
- Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op.54: Allegro vivace
Tracks:
- Symphonische Etuden: Thema
- Symphonische Etuden: Etude I
- Symphonische Etuden: Etude II
- Symphonische Etuden: Etude III
- Symphonische Etuden: Etude IV
- Symphonische Etuden: Etude V
- Symphonische Etuden: Etude VI
- Symphonische Etuden: Etude VII
- Symphonische Etuden: Etude VIII
- Symphonische Etuden: Etude IX
- Symphonische Etuden: Etude X
- Symphonische Etuden: Etude XI
- Symphonische Etuden: Etude XII (Finale)
- Piano Sonata In E, Op.109: Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo - Tempo I
- Piano Sonata In E, Op.109: Prestissimo
- Piano Sonata In E, Op.109: Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung
- Piano Sonata In A-flat, Op.110: Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
- Piano Sonata In A-flat, Op.110: Allegro molto
- Piano Sonata In A-flat, Op.110: Adagio ma non troppo
- Piano Sonata In A-flat, Op.110: Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo
- 'Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring'
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The famous images of Dame Myra Hess defying German bombs during World War II to organize National Gallery concerts or play in the shelters during the raids have become iconic for a time when music making really seemed a matter of life or death. But as integral a part of her time as she was, Hess also managed to distance herself from its penchant for extravagant, juicy, romantic style; she actually anticipated something of the "objective" stance to come from keyboard artists in the future. Her Schumann Carnaval--which has the earliest provenance (1938) on the set and was one of her own favorite recordings--sings its clarified beauties through the distractions of tape hiss with a marvelously clear-headed vision. Hess's limpidity of approach sketches a "Eusebius" and "Florestan" that are not frantic contrasts but surprisingly close in spirit, while Schumann's Bachian lineage is always in evidence (and just listen to her counterpoint in the two Scarlatti gems). Not quite so compelling are the sometimes too sober and controlled 1954 Symphonic Etudes, but a real treasure here is the highly regarded second recording Hess made of the Schumann Concerto (1952) under Rudolf Schwarz: exquisitely mellow and imbued with poetry. Hess was also a commanding Beethoven interpreter, with special insights into the late sonatas. The autumnal breath she weaves into the Opus 109, with its spectacularly executed trills in the quickening of the variations, makes this one of the lasting accounts. The set concludes with Hess's signature arrangement of the chorale from Bach's Cantata 147: sure, steadfast, of moving dignity. --Thomas MayCustomer Reviews:
Stunning musicality, one of the greatest recordings ever.......2001-04-15
Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Myra Hess.......2000-06-25
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Piano Masters: Karol Szreter
Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005NUP5 Release Date: 2001-09-25 |
Tracks:
- Son No.8 in c, Op.13 'Pathetique': Grave - Allegro Molto E Con Brio
- Son No.8 in c, Op.13 'Pathetique': Adagio - Cantabile
- Son No.8 in c, Op.13 'Pathetique': Rondo (Allegro)
- Son No.14 in c#, Op.27, No.2 'Moonlight': Adagio Sostenuto
- Son No.14 in c#, Op.27, No.2 'Moonlight': Allegretto
- Son No.14 in c#, Op.27, No.2 'Moonlight': Presto Agitato
- Son No.15 in D Op.28 'Pastorale': Allegro
- Son No.15 in D Op.28 'Pastorale': Andante
- Son No.15 in D Op.28 'Pastorale': Scherzo
- Son No.15 in D Op.28 'Pastorale': Rondo
- Con No.4 in G Op.58: Allegro Moderato
- Con No.4 in G Op.58: Andante Con Moto
- Con No.4 in G Op.58: Rondo (Vivace)
Tracks:
- Carnaval Ste Op.9: Preambule
- Carnaval Ste Op.9: Pierrot
- Carnaval Ste Op.9: Arlequin
- Carnaval Ste Op.9: Valse Noble
- Carnaval Ste Op.9: Eusebius
- Carnaval Ste Op.9: Florestan
- Carnaval Ste Op.9: Coquette
- Carnaval Ste Op.9: Replique Sphinxes
- Carnaval Ste Op.9: Papillons
- Carnaval Ste Op.9: Lettres Dansantes
- Carnaval Ste Op.9: Chiarina
- Carnaval Ste Op.9: Chopin
- Carnaval Ste Op.9: Estrella
- Carnaval Ste Op.9: Reconnaissance
- Carnaval Ste Op.9: Pantalon Et Colombine
- Carnaval Ste Op.9: Valse Allemande
- Carnaval Ste Op.9: Intermezzo: Paganini
- Carnaval Ste Op.9: Aveu
- Carnaval Ste Op.9: Promenade
- Carnaval Ste Op.9: Pause
- Carnaval Ste Op.9: Marche Des 'Davidsbundler' Contre Les Philistins
- Hungarian Rhap No.12 in c#
- Liebestraume No.3
- Soiree De Vienne
- Fruhlingssimmen
- Kunstlerleben Op.316
- Die Fledermaus: Waltz
- Scherzo in e Op.16, No.2
- Norwegian Dance No.2
- Peer Gynt: Anitra's Dance
- March Of The Dwarves
- Boite A Musique
- Venezia E Napoli: Tarantelle
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Yves Nat plays Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 (recorded April, 1933); Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 (recorded March 1937); Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Carnaval de Vienne, Op. 26
Manufacturer: Dante Records Hpc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000G2KF Release Date: 1999-12-01 |
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