Composer: Johannes Brahms, Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann
Performer: Adrianne Pieczonka, Liz Upchurch, Stewart Goodyear, Gabriela Montero, Yosuke Kawasaki, Rachel Mercer
Orchestra: Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra
Conductor: Alexander Shelley
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Analekta
Catalogue: AN288823
Release: 2023
Size: 2.28 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 97 ‘Rhenish’
01. I. Lebhaft
02. II. Scherzo
03. III. Nicht schnell
04. IV. Feierlich
05. V. Lebhaft
06. Schumann C: Am Strande
07. Schumann C: An einem lichten Morgen, Op. 23 No. 2
08. Schumann C: Lorelei
Schumann C: Pieces fugitives Op. 15
09. No. 1, Larghetto
10. No. 2, Un poco agitato
11. No. 3, Andante espressivo
Schumann C: Piano Sonata in G minor
12. I. Allegro
13. II. Adagio
14. III. Scherzo
15. IV. Rondo
Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
16. I. Allegro con brio
17. II. Andante
18. III. Poco allegretto
19. IV. Allegro – Un poco sostenuto
Schumann C: Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17
20. I. Allegro moderato
21. II. Scherzo – Tempo di Menuetto
22. III. Andante più animato
23. IV. Allegretto
This is the third of four albums to be released that will form a recording cycle that explores the closely intertwined personal and artistic connections between three musical giants: Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms. Robert Schumann’s and Johannes Brahms’ symphonies will be paired and combined with Clara Schumann’s chamber works and orchestral pieces, including some special gems. “I have always loved these symphonies and saw many links between them. It has always been my dream to record them and release them together. No story of these two composers is complete without Clara, as famous in her lifetime as her husband, and a strong influence on both Robert and Johannes. .We crafted this vision with Clara Schumann scholar Julie Pedneault- Deslauriers, to combine the symphonies with pieces by Clara in ways that provide an insightful narrative to the intertwined lives and works of these three Romantics.” – Alexander Shelley