Composer: Robert Schumann
Performer: Klara Min
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hänssler
Catalogue: HC19024
Release: 2020
Size: 318 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Arabeske in C major, Op. 18
Kreisleriana, Op. 16
02. I. Äußerst bewegt
03. II. Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch
04. III. Sehr aufgeregt
05. IV. Sehr langsam
06. V. Sehr lebhaft
07. VI. Sehr langsam
08. VII. Sehr rasch
09. VIII. Schnell und spielend
Carnaval, Op. 9
10. No. 1, Préambule
11. No. 2, Pierrot
12. No. 3, Arlequin
13. No. 4, Valse noble
14. No. 5, Eusebius
15. No. 6, Florestan
16. No. 7, Coquette
17. No. 8, Replique
18. No. 9, Papillons
19. No. 10, Lettres dansantes
20. No. 11, Chiarina
21. No. 12, Chopin
22. No. 13, Estrella
23. No. 14, Reconnaissance
24. No. 15, Pantalon et Colombine
25. No. 16, Valse allemande
26. No. 17, Paganini
27. No. 18, Aveu
28. No. 19, Promenade
29. No. 20, Pause
30. No. 21, Marche des Davidsbündler contre les Philistins
Schumann was the first composer who used the word Arabesque to name one of his works. It showed new artistic possibilities in piano music accessible to non-professional players. The title ‘Kreisleriana’ is borrowed from E.T.A. Hoffmann’s novels and reflects the closeness of Schumann to the kindred spirit and thought of the Romantic writers. As source of inspiration for the work ‘Carnaval’ the composer used scenes of a masked ball derived from a literary work by J.P.F. Richter.
Klara Min about Schumann: “I learned to love him in time more than any other composers, most firmly, closely and freely to my heart.”