Schumann: Piano Concerto/Carnaval

On this CD:

1. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
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

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    ASIN: B000001KCV
    Release Date: 1995-04-16

    Tracks:

    1. Symphony No. 3 In E-flat Major, Op. 97: 'Rhenish' - Lebhaft
    2. Andante And Variations In B-Flat Major
    3. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13
    4. Toccata In C Major, Op. 7
    5. Kreisleriana, Op. 16
    6. Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 54: Allegro Vivace
    7. Carnaval, Op. 9
    8. 'Dedication', Op. 25/1
    9. Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120: Introduction - Vivace
    10. Papilons, Op. 2
    11. Op. 25-3: 'The Nut Tree'
    12. Symphony No. 3 In E-flat Major, Op. 97: 'Rhenish' - Lebhaft-Schneller
    13. Piano Quintet In E-flat Major, Op. 44: Allegro ma non troppo
    14. Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 54: Allegro affettuoso
    15. Carnaval, Op. 9: Waltz
    16. Album For The Young, Op. 68: The Merry Farmer
    17. Scenes From Childhood, Op. 15: Dreams
    18. Cello Concerto In A Minor, Op. 129: Nicht au schnell
    19. Symphony No. 3 In E-flat Major, Op. 97: 'Rhenish' - Feierlich
    20. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46, No 1
    21. Lyric Suite, Op. 54-2: Norwegian Rustic Dance
    22. Op. 12 No. 4: Elf Dance
    23. Op. 35, No. 1: Norwegian Dances
    24. Elegiac Melodies
    25. Op. 64, No. 4: Symphonic Dances
    26. Op. 35, No. 2: Norwegian Dances
    27. Op. 5-3: 'I Love Thee'
    28. Op. 43, No. 1: Butterfly
    29. Op. 65, No. 6: Wedding Day At Troldhaugen
    30. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46, No. 3: Anitra's Dance
    31. Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55, No. 4: Solveig's Song
    32. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46, No. 4: In The Hall Of The Mountain King
    33. Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 16: Allegro moderato; Allegro marcato
    34. Holberg Suite, Op. 40: Prelude: Allegro vivace
    35. Lyric Suite, Op. 54, No. 3: Dance Of The Dwarfs
    36. Homage To Chopin
    37. Sigurd Jorsalfar Suite, Op. 56, No. 3: Homage March
    38. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: Morning Mood
    39. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: The Death Of Aase
    40. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: Anitra's Dance
    41. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: In The Hall Of The Mountain King
    42. Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55: III The Return Of Peer Gynt
    43. Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55: IV Solveig's Song
    Best of Schumann
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      ASIN: B0000014HD
      Release Date: 1997-09-11

      Tracks:

      1. manfred, Op 115 - overture
      2. kinderszenen, Op. 15 - traumerei (Dreaming)
      3. Piano quintet In E Flat Major, Op.44 - scherzo : molto vivace - trio 1 - trio 2 - l'istesso tempo
      4. fantasiestuke, Op. 73 - zart und mit ausdruck
      5. Piano concerto In A Minor, Op. 54 - allegro affettuoso
      6. carnaval Op. 9 - marche des davidsbundler cotre les philistins
      7. Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Major, Op. 97, 'rhenish' - scherzo: sehr massig
      8. waldeszenen, Op. 82 - Bird As prophet
      9. Symphony No.1 In B Flat Major, Op. 38, 'Spring' - Andante un poco maestoso - allegro molto vivace
      Les introuvables de Cziffra
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      ASIN: B000002SBW
      Release Date: 2002-08-12

      Tracks:

      1. La Campanella, Grande Etude De Paganini No. 3
      2. Nocturne No. 3 In A Flat Major, Reve D'Amour
      3. Mephisto Valse (D'Apres Le Faust De Lenau)
      4. Les Jeux D'Eau A La Villa D'Este
      5. Valse Oubliee No. 1
      6. Rhapsodie Espagnole
      7. Valse Impromptu
      8. La Ronde Des Lutins, Etude De Concert No. 2
      9. Grand Galop Chromatique
      10. Apres Une Lecture Du Dante, Fantasie Quasi Sonata (Extrait From 'Les Annees De Pelerinage')

      Tracks:

      1. Polonaise D'Eugene Oneguine (Tchaikovsky)
      2. Rigoletto, Paraphrase De Concert (Verdi)
      3. Tarentelle De Bravoure Sur Des Theme De 'La Muette De Portici' (Auber)
      4. Valse De Faust (Gounod)
      5. Improvisation Sur Les Themes De Guillaume Tell (Rossini)
      6. Valse Triste (Vecsey)
      7. Tritsch Tratsch Polka (Johann Strauss)
      8. Le Beau Danube Bleu, Paraphrase (Johann Strauss)
      9. Danse Hongroise No. 5 (Brahms)
      10. Fantaisie Roumaine (Improvisation Dans Le Style Tzigane)
      11. Le Vol Du Bourdon (Rimsky-Korsakov)

      Tracks:

      1. Islamey, Fantaisie Orientale
      2. Toccata In C Major, Op. 7
      3. Andante Et Rondo Capriccioso In E Major, Op. 14
      4. Rondo In E Flat Major, Op. 11
      5. Polonaise In C Major, Op. 89
      6. Rondo A Capriccio In G Major, Op. 129
      7. Andantino In B Minor
      8. Bourree In E Flat Major
      9. Sonata In C Major, K159
      10. Le Tic Toc Choc ,Ou Les Maillotins
      11. Les Barricades Mysterieuses
      12. L'Anguille
      13. La Bandoline
      14. Les Petits Moulins A Vent
      15. Les Folies Francaises Ou Les Dominos
      16. La Poule
      17. Le Rappel Des Oiseaux
      18. Gavotte En Rondeau

      Tracks:

      1. Variations In C Major, Sur 'God Save The King', WoO 78
      2. 12 Variations In A Major, Sur Un Theme Russe (Wranitzky), WoO 71
      3. 32 Variations In C Minor, WoO 80
      4. Fantaisie In F Minor, Op. 49
      5. Book 1 - Variations Sur Un Theme De Paganini, Op. 35
      6. Book 2 - Variations Sur Un Theme De Paganini, Op. 35

      Tracks:

      1. I. Grave - Allegro Molto E Con Brio, Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13
      2. II. Adagio Cantabile, Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13
      3. III. Rondo, Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13
      4. I. Allegro - Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14
      5. II. Andante - Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14
      6. III. Scherzo -Allegro Assai - Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14
      7. I. Andante Con Variazioni - Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Major, Op. 26
      8. II. Scherzo (Allegro Molto) - Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Major, Op. 26
      9. III. Marcia Funebre (Andante Maestoso) - Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Major, Op. 26
      10. IV. Allegro - Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Major, Op. 26
      11. I. Andante - Allegro -Allegro Molto Vivace - Sonata No. 13 In E Flat Major, Op. 27
      12. II. Adagio Con Espressione - Sonata No. 13 In E Flat Major, Op. 27
      13. III. Allegro Vivace - Sonata No. 13 In E Flat Major, Op. 27

      Tracks:

      1. Preambule Carnaval Op9
      2. Pierrot Carnaval Op9
      3. Arlequin Carnaval Op9
      4. Valse Noble Carnaval Op9
      5. Eusebius Carnaval Op9
      6. Florestan Carnaval Op9
      7. Coquette Carnaval Op9
      8. Replique Carnaval Op9
      9. Papillons Carnaval Op9
      10. A.S.C.H., S.C.H.A., Lettres Dansantes Carnaval Op9
      11. Chiarina Carnaval Op9
      12. Chopin Carnaval Op9
      13. Estrella Carnaval Op9
      14. Reconnaissance Carnaval Op9
      15. Pantalon Et Colombine Carnaval Op9
      16. Valse Allemande - Intermezzo: Paganinni Carnaval Op9
      17. Aveu Carnaval Op9
      18. Promenade Carnaval Op9
      19. Pause Carnaval Op9
      20. Danse Des Davidsbundler Contre Les Philistins Carnaval Op9
      21. I. Des Abends Fantasiestucke Op12
      22. II. Aufschwung Fantasiestucke Op12
      23. III. Warum? Fantasiestucke Op12
      24. IV. Grillen Fantasiestucke Op12
      25. V. In Der Nacht Fantasiestucke Op12
      26. VI. Fabel Fantasiestucke Op12
      27. VII. Traumeswirren Fantasiestucke Op12
      28. VIII. Ende Vom Lied Fantasiestucke Op12
      29. I. Allegro - Carnaval De Vienne, Op. 26
      30. II. Romanze - Carnaval De Vienne, Op. 26
      31. III. Scherzino - Carnaval De Vienne, Op. 26
      32. IV. Intermezzo - Carnaval De Vienne, Op. 26
      33. V. Final - Carnaval De Vienne, Op. 26

      Tracks:

      1. Fantaisie Hongroise In F Major For Piano And Orchestra
      2. Totentanz, Paraphrase Sur Le 'Dies Irae' Pour Piano Et Orchestre
      3. Variations Symphoniques Pour Piano Et Orchestre
      4. I. Allegro Molto Moderato - Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In A Minor, Op. 16
      5. II. Adagio - Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In A Minor, Op. 16
      6. III. Allegro Moderato Molto E Marcato - Andante Maestoso - Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In A Minor, Op. 16

      Tracks:

      1. I. Adagio Sostenuto Assai - Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In A Major
      2. II. Allegro Agitato Assai - Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In A Major
      3. III. Allegro Moderato - Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In A Major
      4. IV. Allegro Deciso - Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In A Major
      5. V. Marziale, Un Poco Meno Allegro - Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In A Major
      6. VI. Allegro Animato - Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In A Major
      7. I. Allegro Maestoso - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In E Flat Major
      8. II. Quasi Adagio - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In E Flat Major
      9. III. Allegretto Vivace - Allegro Animato - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In E Flat Major
      10. IV. Allegro Marziale Animato - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In E Flat Major
      11. I. Allegro Non Troppo E Molto Maestoso - Allegro Con Spirito - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In B Flat Minor, Op. 23
      12. II. Andante Semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo 1 - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In B Flat Minor, Op. 23
      13. III. Allegro Con Fuoco - Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra In B Flat Minor, Op. 23

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Stunning. . . . .......2007-01-10

      I bought this set with some trepidation, since I didn't know what to expect from Cziffra's playing of composers other than Liszt. I had only heard him in his mercurially brilliant Lisztian incarnation, and didn't know how he would do with a less flamboyant style.
      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.

      5 out of 5 stars PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST.......2006-10-15

      The eight discs making up this set are invaluable to anyone interested in this extraordinary musician and pianist. His career was cut tragically short, and while it lasted he was most in demand to display his astounding technique in Liszt. He did it because he could. Not being enormously attracted to Liszt I was slow in coming to know Cziffra, but when I did what struck me forcibly was that the picture I had been given of him was seriously misleading. Any suggestion that he was a wilful virtuoso who turned the standard classics into something of his own is 180 degrees wide of the mark, and this selection enables us to hear what his playing was really like in music ranging from Lully and Couperin to the late 19th century, taking in on the way Rameau, Scarlatti, C P E Bach, Beethoven, Hummel, Chopin, Mendelssohn and Schumann. Liszt is here in the shape of the two concertos, the Totentanz and the Hungarian Fantasy plus some solos, my collection of least favourite romantic concertos is enhanced with his renderings of the Grieg and Tchaikovsky, but relief from these is provided with Franck's symphonic variations. Among the non-Liszt solo pieces we are given a number usually thought to call for exceptional virtuosity, namely Schumann's toccata, Mendelssohn's rondo capriccioso and Brahms's Paganini variations. Balakirev's Islamey is here too, but in a version of Cziffra's own, and so are some of his own virtuoso arrangements including one of the Flight of the Bumblebee as well as four similar efforts from Liszt.

      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.

      5 out of 5 stars A world-changing musician.......2006-01-30

      I've not a lot to add to Alan Thorpe's review except to say that to be young when Cziffra burst upon the world in 1956 after he left Hungary & started playing in western Europe was sheer intoxication--and it wasn't all Liszt either! Like Richter, who appeared at the same time, he played Schumann in a way that opened up entire new fields of tonal & interpretive possibility. I must say, too, that from the start, I admired his Beethoven--I like lyrically played Beethoven! Why shouldn't Beethoven sing as well as growl? He did write some lovely songs, after all. Cziffra's versions of Op.13, Op.14/2 & Op.26 on this set are very satisfying--I just wish they had managed to include a recording of his version of the Waldstein, too.

      5 out of 5 stars CZIFFRA - A Keyboard Phenomenon.......2001-05-26

      Issued in 1991 by EMI France to celebrate Cziffra's 70th birthday this 8 CD boxed set is a bargain. The first CD is all Liszt and contains some of the most spellbinding playing you are ever likely to hear. Fire and brimstone reign as Cziffra tears up the keyboard in the Dante Sonata's demonic moments; surely a whiff of sulphur as he spontaneously combusts during the Mephisto-Valse; the Rhapsodie espagnole and Grand Galop chromatique {see him sweat playing this on Philip's `Great Pianists of the 20th Century video.}. As a contrast, be seduced by his heart-melting rendering of the third Liebestraume; the caprice of the Valse-Impromptu; and have the waters of `Les Jeux d'eau a la Villa d'Este' ever cascaded so onomatopoeically and with such a transcendental variety of touch and nuance. More diablerie follows on disc 2 with transcriptions by Liszt and those {in} famous ones by Cziffra himself. I have never heard a more demonic Gounod/Liszt ` Valse de Faust'; Auber/Liszt `Tarantelle de bravura'; or Tchaikovsky/Liszt Polonaise from `Eugene Onegin'; as for Cziffra's playing of his own transcriptions and paraphrases, especially the Strauss `Tritsch-tratsch polka' and Rimsky-Korsakov `Flight of the Bumble-bee; well, they are in a class of their own. Both Katsaris and Volodos recorded the latter pieces but I'm afraid they cannot compare with Cziffra's sheer electricity and panache. You will now need an ice pack as disc 3 opens with Balakirev's Islamey which starts steadily enough compared to say Simon Barere's famous account {now on APR} but increases in excitement as Cziffra adds all kind of gypsy embellishments as he builds to a fiery conclusion. Excitement is also the key to the next piece; Schumann's Toccata, which Cziffra plays with effortless abandonment and joie de vivre as he also does Mendelssohn's Rondo Capriccioso. Cziffra loved to play Baroque music and the rest of this disc is taken up by mainly short but characterful pieces by Couperin, Lully, Rameau and Krebs. Many were recorded in the 1980s and sound better if played back at a reduced volume level as they were obviously too closely miked. Cziffra once said that he couldn't play Beethoven so preferred to leave it to others who could. He did record a number of sonatas and this selection includes very fine accounts of the `Pathetique'; No. 13 in E flat Op27/1 {companion to the `Moonlight'};and Op. 26 in A flat. He brings a full cantabile to the latter works opening movt. and to the Adagio of the `Pathetique'. Elsewhere he plays with refinement and elegance; everything is in the best possible taste and there is nothing to offend, but those who like their Beethoven a bit more rough and gruff could be a bit disappointed as they might also be with Cziffra's Brahm's Paganini Variations which are technically stunning but find Cziffra musically out of sorts. The Schumann disc finds him on top form. Like many great artists Cziffra loved to play Schumann and he was equally at home with Eusebius { the dreamer} as he was with Florestan { the impetuous side of his character} and this is self evident in his brilliantly characterful accounts of Carnaval, Fantasiestücke, and Carnaval de Vienne - the latter piece highly praised by Cortot after he heard Cziffra during a Paris radio broadcast in the late 1950s. Discs 7 and 8 are all concertante works and show Cziffra at the very height of his stupendous powers. Again Cziffra has his demon up in the most astounding Liszt Totentanz ever recorded; a Hungarian Fantasy with all the improvisational colours of a band of gypsy fiddlers and an ideally recreative performance of the second concerto to make all others sound four-square . To cap this there is a fabulous Grieg concerto in which Cziffra dares to improvise the end of the Lisztian style cadenza; a meltingly beautiful slow movt with an excitingly brilliant finale. Last but certainly not the least, a very poetic reading of Franck's Symphonic Variations and a Tchaikovsky first concerto which combines thrilling virtuosity with all those individual touches that only a genuinely recreative artist can bring to such a familiar masterpiece. This collection is a splendid tribute to one of histories greatest pianists - an artist who knew the authentic meaning of ` bravura'.
      Classical Highlights: Schumann
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        ASIN: B0000CDLC1
        Release Date: 2003-09-16

        Tracks:

        1. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in a Minor: Allegro Affettuoso
        2. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in a Minor Intermezzo: Andante ...
        3. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in a Minor: Allegro Vivace
        4. Carneval
        5. Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood): From Foreign Lands and People
        6. Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood): Perfect Happiness
        7. Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood): Important Event
        8. Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood): Ride of the Rocking Horse
        9. Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood): Almost Too Serious
        10. Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood): Bogeyman's Coming
        11. Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood): Child Falling Asleep
        12. Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood): Hark! The Poet Speaks
        13. Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra in a Minor: Nicht Zu Schnell
        14. Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra in a Minor: Langsam
        15. Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra in a Minor: Sehr Lebhaft
        16. Symphony No. 4 in D Minor: Introduction
        17. Symphony No. 4 in D Minor: Allegro
        18. Symphony No. 4 in D Minor Romance
        19. Symphony No. 4 in D Minor: Scherzo
        20. Symphony No. 4 in D Minor: Finale
        21. FantasiestFantasy Pieces) For Clarinet and Piano, Pt. 1
        22. FantasiestFantasy Pieces) For Clarinet and Piano, Pt. 2
        23. FantasiestFantasy Pieces) For Clarinet and Piano, Pt. 3
        24. Waltz "Bunte Bler"
        25. Waltz "Albumbler"

        Tracks:

        1. Symphony No. 1 in B Flat Major "Spring": Andante un Poco Maestoso, ...
        2. Symphony No. 1 in B Flat Major "Spring": Larghetto, Attaca
        3. Symphony No. 1 in B Flat Major "Spring": Scherzo - Molto Vivace
        4. Symphony No. 1 in B Flat Major "Spring": Allegro Animato E Grazioso
        5. Manfred Overture
        6. Hermann und Dorothea Overture
        7. Trio for Violin, Violoncello and Piano No. 2 in F Major: Sehr Lebhaft
        8. Trio for Violin, Violoncello and Piano No. 2 in F Major Mit ...
        9. Trio for Violin, Violoncello and Piano No. 2 in F Major in ...
        10. Trio for Violin, Violoncello and Piano No. 2 in F Major: Nicht Zu ...
        11. Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major "Rhenish": Illegro
        12. Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major "Rhenish": Scherzo
        13. Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major "Rhenish" Intermezzo
        14. Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major "Rhenish": Andante
        15. Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major "Rhenish": Finale
        16. Album F Jugend (Album for the Youth): Melodie (Melody)
        17. Album F Jugend (Album for the Youth): Soldatenmarsch ...
        18. Album F Jugend (Album for the Youth): Trerliedchen ...
        19. Album F Jugend (Album for the Youth): Ein Choral (A Chorale)
        20. Album F Jugend (Album for the Youth): Stn (Little Piece)
        21. Album F Jugend (Album for the Youth): Armes Waisenkind (Poor ...)
        22. Album F Jugend (Album for the Youth): Jrliedchen ...
        23. Album F Jugend (Album for the Youth): Wilder Reiter (Wild ...)
        24. Album F Jugend (Album for the Youth): Volksliedchen (Little Folk
        25. Album F Jugend (Album for the Youth): Frcher Landmann ...
        Hommage à Werner Haas
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          Hommage à Werner Haas

          Manufacturer: MD&G Records
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          ASIN: B00005O59D
          Release Date: 2001-10-23

          Tracks:

          1. Son in E, Op.109: Vivace, Ma Non Troppo
          2. Son in E, Op.109: Gesangvoll, Mit Innigster Empfindung Andante, Molto Cantabile Ed Espressivo
          3. Son in E, Op.109: Var I.
          4. Son in E, Op.109: Var II. Leggiermente
          5. Son in E, Op.109: Var III. Allegro Vivace
          6. Son in E, Op.109: Var IV. Etwas Langsamer Als Das Thema
          7. Son in E, Op.109: Allegro Ma Non Troppo
          8. Nocturne in F#, Op.15 No.2
          9. Etude in g#, Op.25 No.9
          10. Etude in G flat, Op.25 No.9
          11. Scherzo in B flat, Op.31
          12. Sonatine: Modere
          13. Sonatine: Movt De Menuet
          14. Sonatine: Anime
          15. Estampes: Pagodes
          16. Estampes: La Soiree Dans Grenade
          17. Estampes: Jardins Sous La Pluie
          18. Etude in A flat, Op.25 No.1
          19. Ronde Les Lutins (Gnomenreigen): Etude De Conc No.2

          Tracks:

          1. Italian Con: (Ohne Bezeichnung)
          2. Italian Con: Andante
          3. Italian Con: Presto
          4. Son in G, Op.14 No.2: Allegro
          5. Son in G, Op.14 No.2: Andante
          6. Son in G, Op.14 No.2: Scherzo. Allegro Assai
          7. Phantasiestucke, Op.12: Des Abends
          8. Phantasiestucke, Op.12: Aufschwung
          9. Phantasiestucke, Op.12: Warum?
          10. Phantasiestucke, Op.12: Grillen
          11. Phantasiestucke, Op.12: In Der Nacht
          12. Phantasiestucke, Op.12: Fabel
          13. Phantasiestucke, Op.12: Traumes Wirren
          14. Phantasiestucke, Op.12: Ende Vom Lied

          Tracks:

          1. Son in C, Op.2 No.3: Allegro Con Brio
          2. Son in C, Op.2 No.3: Adagio
          3. Son in C, Op.2 No.3: Scherzo. Allegro
          4. Son in C, Op.2 No.3: Allegro Assai
          5. Son in F, Op.10 No.2: Allegro
          6. Son in F, Op.10 No.2: Allegretto
          7. Son in F, Op.10 No.2: Presto
          8. Son in d, Op.31 No.2: Largo-Allegro
          9. Son in d, Op.31 No.2: Adagio
          10. Son in d, Op.31 No.2: Allegretto
          11. Son in E flat, Op.31 No.3: Allegro
          12. Son in E flat, Op.31 No.3: Scherzo. Allegretto Vivace
          13. Son in E flat, Op.31 No.3: Menuett. Moderato E Grazioso
          14. Son in E flat, Op.31 No.3: Presto Con Fuoco

          Tracks:

          1. Kinderszenen, Op.15: Von Fremden Landern Und Menschen
          2. Kinderszenen, Op.15: Curiose Geschichte
          3. Kinderszenen, Op.15: Hasche-Mann
          4. Kinderszenen, Op.15: Bittendes Kind
          5. Kinderszenen, Op.15: Gluckes Genug
          6. Kinderszenen, Op.15: Wichtige Begebenheit
          7. Kinderszenen, Op.15: Traumerei
          8. Kinderszenen, Op.15: Am Camin
          9. Kinderszenen, Op.15: Ritter Vom Steckenpferd
          10. Kinderszenen, Op.15: Fast Zu Ernst
          11. Kinderszenen, Op.15: Furchtenmachen
          12. Kinderszenen, Op.15: Kind Im Einschlummern
          13. Kinderszenen, Op.15: Der Dichter Spricht
          14. Carnaval, Op.9: Preambule
          15. Carnaval, Op.9: Pierrot
          16. Carnaval, Op.9: Arlequin
          17. Carnaval, Op.9: Valse Noble
          18. Carnaval, Op.9: Eusebius
          19. Carnaval, Op.9: Florestan
          20. Carnaval, Op.9: Coquette
          21. Carnaval, Op.9: Replique
          22. Carnaval, Op.9: Sphinxes
          23. Carnaval, Op.9: Papillons
          24. Carnaval, Op.9: Asch-Scha
          25. Carnaval, Op.9: Chiarina
          26. Carnaval, Op.9: Chopin
          27. Carnaval, Op.9: Estrella
          28. Carnaval, Op.9: Reconnaissance
          29. Carnaval, Op.9: Pantalon Et Colombine
          30. Carnaval, Op.9: Valse Allemande
          31. Carnaval, Op.9: Intermezzo: Paganini
          32. Carnaval, Op.9: Aveu
          33. Carnaval, Op.9: Promenade
          34. Carnaval, Op.9: Pause
          35. Carnaval, Op.9: Marche Des Davidsbundler Contres Les Philistins
          36. Sinfonische Etuden, Op.13: Thema. Andante
          37. Sinfonische Etuden, Op.13: I - Un Poco Piu Vivo
          38. Sinfonische Etuden, Op.13: II
          39. Sinfonische Etuden, Op.13: III
          40. Sinfonische Etuden, Op.13: IV
          41. Sinfonische Etuden, Op.13: V
          42. Sinfonische Etuden, Op.13: VI - Agitato
          43. Sinfonische Etuden, Op.13: VII - Allegro Molto
          44. Sinfonische Etuden, Op.13: VIII
          45. Sinfonische Etuden, Op.13: IX - Presto Possible
          46. Sinfonische Etuden, Op.13: X
          47. Sinfonische Etuden, Op.13: XI
          48. Sinfonische Etuden, Op.13: XII - Finale

          Tracks:

          1. Scherzo in b flat, Op.31
          2. Scherzo in c#, Op.39
          3. Scherzo in b, Op.20
          4. Nocturne in b flat, Op.9 No.1
          5. Nocturne in E flat, Op.9 No.2
          6. Nocturne in B, Op.9 No.3
          7. Ballade in A flat, Op.47

          Tracks:

          1. Son No.2 in d, Op.14: Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
          2. Son No.2 in d, Op.14: Scherzo. Allegro Marcato
          3. Son No.2 in d, Op.14: Andante
          4. Son No.2 in d, Op.14: Vivace
          5. Son No.4 in c, Op.29: Allegro Molto Sostenuto
          6. Son No.4 in c, Op.29: Andante Assai
          7. Son No.4 in c, Op.29: Allegro Con Brio, Ma Non Leggiero
          8. 6 Prlds, Op.13: Maestoso in c
          9. 6 Prlds, Op.13: Allegro in a
          10. 6 Prlds, Op.13: Andante in e
          11. 6 Prlds, Op.13: Allegro in e
          12. 6 Prlds, Op.13: Allegro in D
          13. 6 Prlds, Op.13: Presto in b
          14. Etude in b flat, Op.8
          15. Etude in c#, Op.42
          16. Son No.3 Op.46: Allegro Con Moto
          17. Son No.3 Op.46: Andante Cantabile
          18. Son No.3 Op.46: Allegro Giocoso
          19. Son 1924: I
          20. Son 1924: II. Adagietto
          21. Son 1924: III
          Schumann: The Complete Piano Works (Box Set)
          Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
          • Good for the rare pieces.....but...
          • Mystery Solved
          • Mystery meat
          Schumann: The Complete Piano Works (Box Set)

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          ASIN: B000058THK
          Release Date: 2001-03-06

          Customer Reviews:

          2 out of 5 stars Good for the rare pieces.....but..........2006-11-08

          Overall, you will be hard up to find a more thoroughly complete two hand piano survey of Schumann's piano opus. However, for the more "popular" pieces such as the op 17, or the kinderszenen, these are decent to mediocre versions are best. They arent bad, Jorg Demus is a skilled pianist, though has always in my view been more successful in a supporting role, as evidenced by his masterful accompaniment in Dichterliebe and assorted Schubert lieder. If you are familiar with Richter's masterful Schumann interpretations-or Horowitz for many of the works, or Lupu, Argerich, these pale in comparison. If you are out for quantity-I would recommend the Ashkenazy set-though it is incomplete. Again, many of the works by schumann that you can only find here will only be of interest to the absolute Schumannaholic, which I am, but it is kind of a two way street because if you are a schumann madman, then you will know how third tier these performances truly are.

          5 out of 5 stars Mystery Solved.......2006-10-07

          First off, thanks to WTA for his extremely thoughtful and comprehensive review, which helped me decide to purchase this Nuova Era set (his reasoning about the unlikelihood that Demus would record this huge corpus again was especially insightful).

          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!

          5 out of 5 stars Mystery meat.......2006-04-10

          I don't think I've ever before experienced such frustration in trying to assess a product. Here a well-regarded and fairly well-known pianist sits down and records all (even that's up for grabs) the piano music of a pretty well-known and well-regarded composer and barely a peep out there in Internet land.

          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.
          Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1; Schumann: Carnaval; Arabesque
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            Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1; Schumann: Carnaval; Arabesque

            Manufacturer: Centurion Classics
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            ASIN: B0001D0FZG
            Release Date: 2003-01-01
            Myra Hess
            Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
            • Stunning musicality, one of the greatest recordings ever
            • Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Myra Hess
            Myra Hess

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            ASIN: B00001IVPC
            Release Date: 1999-09-14

            Tracks:

            1. Sonata In C Minor, K. 11
            2. Sonata In G, K. 4
            3. Carnaval, Op.9: Preamble
            4. Carnaval, Op.9: Pierrot
            5. Carnaval, Op.9: Arlequin
            6. Carnaval, Op.9: Valse noble
            7. Carnaval, Op.9: Eusebius
            8. Carnaval, Op.9: Florestan
            9. Carnaval, Op.9: Coquette
            10. Carnaval, Op.9: Replique
            11. Carnaval, Op.9: Papillons
            12. Carnaval, Op.9: A.S.C.H. - S.C.H.A. (Letters dansantes)
            13. Carnaval, Op.9: Chiarina
            14. Carnaval, Op.9: Chopin
            15. Carnaval, Op.9: Estrella
            16. Carnaval, Op.9: Reconnaissance
            17. Carnaval, Op.9: Pantalon et Columbine
            18. Carnaval, Op.9: Valse Allemande
            19. Carnaval, Op.9: Intermezzo: Paganini
            20. Carnaval, Op.9: Aveu
            21. Carnaval, Op.9: Promenade
            22. Carnaval, Op.9: Pause
            23. Carnaval, Op.9: Marche des 'Davidsbundler' contre les Philistins
            24. Goyescas: Quejas o la maja y el ruisenor (from: Goyescas)
            25. Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 102 No. 5
            26. Waltz in A Flat,Op. 39 No. 15
            27. Intermezzo in C, Op. 119 No. 3
            28. Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op.54: Allegro affettuoso
            29. Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op.54: Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso
            30. Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op.54: Allegro vivace

            Tracks:

            1. Symphonische Etuden: Thema
            2. Symphonische Etuden: Etude I
            3. Symphonische Etuden: Etude II
            4. Symphonische Etuden: Etude III
            5. Symphonische Etuden: Etude IV
            6. Symphonische Etuden: Etude V
            7. Symphonische Etuden: Etude VI
            8. Symphonische Etuden: Etude VII
            9. Symphonische Etuden: Etude VIII
            10. Symphonische Etuden: Etude IX
            11. Symphonische Etuden: Etude X
            12. Symphonische Etuden: Etude XI
            13. Symphonische Etuden: Etude XII (Finale)
            14. Piano Sonata In E, Op.109: Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo - Tempo I
            15. Piano Sonata In E, Op.109: Prestissimo
            16. Piano Sonata In E, Op.109: Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung
            17. Piano Sonata In A-flat, Op.110: Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
            18. Piano Sonata In A-flat, Op.110: Allegro molto
            19. Piano Sonata In A-flat, Op.110: Adagio ma non troppo
            20. Piano Sonata In A-flat, Op.110: Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo
            21. '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 May

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            5 out of 5 stars Stunning musicality, one of the greatest recordings ever.......2001-04-15

            Myra Hess was a master of expression and artistry, all of her true gifts shining through beautifully in this incredible CD. It is now one of my most cherished posessions- I find it both moving and inspiring.

            5 out of 5 stars Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Myra Hess.......2000-06-25

            Myra Hess has an exquisite singing tone on the piano... she interprets each composer's selection with sincerity and beauty... What a wonderful collection of various composers! This recording is a must-have in every classical music-lover's collection!
            Piano Masters: Karol Szreter
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              Piano Masters: Karol Szreter

              Manufacturer: Pearl
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              ASIN: B00005NUP5
              Release Date: 2001-09-25

              Tracks:

              1. Son No.8 in c, Op.13 'Pathetique': Grave - Allegro Molto E Con Brio
              2. Son No.8 in c, Op.13 'Pathetique': Adagio - Cantabile
              3. Son No.8 in c, Op.13 'Pathetique': Rondo (Allegro)
              4. Son No.14 in c#, Op.27, No.2 'Moonlight': Adagio Sostenuto
              5. Son No.14 in c#, Op.27, No.2 'Moonlight': Allegretto
              6. Son No.14 in c#, Op.27, No.2 'Moonlight': Presto Agitato
              7. Son No.15 in D Op.28 'Pastorale': Allegro
              8. Son No.15 in D Op.28 'Pastorale': Andante
              9. Son No.15 in D Op.28 'Pastorale': Scherzo
              10. Son No.15 in D Op.28 'Pastorale': Rondo
              11. Con No.4 in G Op.58: Allegro Moderato
              12. Con No.4 in G Op.58: Andante Con Moto
              13. Con No.4 in G Op.58: Rondo (Vivace)

              Tracks:

              1. Carnaval Ste Op.9: Preambule
              2. Carnaval Ste Op.9: Pierrot
              3. Carnaval Ste Op.9: Arlequin
              4. Carnaval Ste Op.9: Valse Noble
              5. Carnaval Ste Op.9: Eusebius
              6. Carnaval Ste Op.9: Florestan
              7. Carnaval Ste Op.9: Coquette
              8. Carnaval Ste Op.9: Replique Sphinxes
              9. Carnaval Ste Op.9: Papillons
              10. Carnaval Ste Op.9: Lettres Dansantes
              11. Carnaval Ste Op.9: Chiarina
              12. Carnaval Ste Op.9: Chopin
              13. Carnaval Ste Op.9: Estrella
              14. Carnaval Ste Op.9: Reconnaissance
              15. Carnaval Ste Op.9: Pantalon Et Colombine
              16. Carnaval Ste Op.9: Valse Allemande
              17. Carnaval Ste Op.9: Intermezzo: Paganini
              18. Carnaval Ste Op.9: Aveu
              19. Carnaval Ste Op.9: Promenade
              20. Carnaval Ste Op.9: Pause
              21. Carnaval Ste Op.9: Marche Des 'Davidsbundler' Contre Les Philistins
              22. Hungarian Rhap No.12 in c#
              23. Liebestraume No.3
              24. Soiree De Vienne
              25. Fruhlingssimmen
              26. Kunstlerleben Op.316
              27. Die Fledermaus: Waltz
              28. Scherzo in e Op.16, No.2
              29. Norwegian Dance No.2
              30. Peer Gynt: Anitra's Dance
              31. March Of The Dwarves
              32. Boite A Musique
              33. Venezia E Napoli: Tarantelle
              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
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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
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                ASIN: B00000G2KF
                Release Date: 1999-12-01

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