This remarkable disc sets a new standard for virtuoso horn playing. William Purvis's transcriptions of Robert and Clara Schumann's works prove to be both astonishing instrumental achievements as well as musically insightful readings of these minor masterpieces. Robert Schumann's writing for the horn always sounds completely natural, from the horn calls of the "Rhenish" Symphony to the virtuosic flexibility of his "Adagio and Allegro", heard here in a superb reading. With this in mind, as well as Schumann's
The songs of Clara Schumann are benefiting from increased exposure, both on recordings in which they are paired with Robert Schumann's songs and on those devoted to Clara alone. This 1996 disc by Chinese soprano Lan Rao and German pianist Micaela Gelius, however, can stand up to any of the compet...
Romances: Music of Robert & Clara Schumann
Clara Schumann: Complete Piano Works (Mix Album, Box Set)
Clara Wieck Schumann - False Digital Sheetmusic - instantly downloadable sheet music plus an interactive, downloadable digital sheet music file, scoring: Instrumental Solo, instruments: Piano; 4 pages
Original compilation of the composer's most popular works, including Witches Dance, Op. 5, No. 1; Four Fleeting Pieces, Op. 15; Three Preludes and Fugues, Op. 16; and Three Romances, Op. 21; more.
Disc 1:*Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54: 1st movement, Allegro affettuoso - Opening *Phantasiest  ; ¿ ;cke (8) for Piano, Op. 12: no 1, Des Abends *Songs without words, vol 5, Op. 62: no 6, Andante grazioso in A major "Spring Song" *Sonata for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22: no 1, So rasch wie m  ; ¿ ;glich *Romances (3) for Piano, Op. 11: no 1 in Eb minor *Sonata for Piano no 3 in F minor, Op. 5: 3rd movement, Scherzo *Kreisleriana, Op. 16: 4th movement, Sehr langsam
This unique anthology of art songs by Robert Schumann's talented wife, Clara Wieck Schumann, fills a large gap in the catalog of music by women composers. Soprano Lan Rao was born in Guangzhou, China, where she studied dance and vocal art. She studied in Germany with Arleen Aug����r at the Conservatory in Frankfurt and with Reri Grist at the Conservatory in Munich. Besides the German Lied, Lan Rao also devotes herself to Chinese compositions. Pianist Micaela Gelius was a regular accompanist in the singing
Several discs from the first wave of major recordings of songs by Clara Schumann have entered the reissue cycle, and many are holding up well. The unique feature of this one is the presence of a male vocalist, baritone Stephan Loges. It may be a little disconcerting to hear a male singer in songs...
Clara Schumann: Piano And Chamber Music / Gelius Trio Sreten Krstic Stephan Haack Arte Nova Clara Wieck Schumann Micaela Gelius
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) 1 "Impromptus ??ber ein Thema von Clara Wieck" op. 5, "Eingerichtet f??r Pianoforte, Violine, & Violoncell von Friedrich Hermann" (15'58) Trio f??r Pianoforte, Violine und Violoncell nach der Violinsonate in A moll op. 105 ... bearbeitet ... von Friedrich Gustav Jansen (17'55) 2 Mit leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck (8'11) 3 Allegretto (3'59) 4 Lebhaft (5'49) Clara Schumann (1819 - 1896) Trio f??r Pianoforte, Violine und Violoncello g-Moll op. 17 (27'31) 5 Allegro moderato (10'16) 6
Robert and Clara Schumann: Piano Concertos
Original compilation of the composer's most popular, most mature piano works, including Witches Dance, Op. 5, No. 1; Four Fleeting Pieces, Op. 15; Three Preludes and Fugues, Op. 16; Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 20; Romance, Op. 11, No. 2; and Three Romances, Op. 21. Selected by Dr. Nancy B. Reich.
Schumann: Piano and Chamber Music (Mix Album)