This CD includes Robert Schumann’s 4 Marches Op. 76 and 4 Fugues Op. 72, as well as Clara Schumann’s 3 Preludes and Fugues Op. 16. Tobias Koch is considered one of the most versatile and distinguished keyboard artists of his generation and specializes in period performance. Here he performs on an 1852 Erard Concert Grand.
Robert Schumann: 4 Marches, Op. 76
No. 1 in E flat major: Mit grosser Energie
No. 2 in G minor: Sehr kraftig
No. 3 in B flat major, "Lager Scene": Sehr massig
No. 4 in E flat major: Mit kraft und feuer
Robert Schumann: Waldscenen, Op. 82
No. 1. Eintritt (Entering the Forest)
No. 2. Jager auf der Lauer (Hunter on the Look-out)
No. 3. Einsame Blumen (Solitary Flowers)
No. 4. Verrufene Stelle (Haunted Spot)
No. 5. Freundliche Landschaft (Pleasant Scenery)
No. 6. Herberge (At the Inn)
No. 7. Vogel als Prophet (The Songster-Prophet)
No. 8. Jagdlied (Hunting-Song)
No. 9. Abschied (Farewell to the Forest)
Robert Schumann: 4 Fugen, Op. 72
No. 1. Nicht schnell
No. 2. Sehr lebhaft
No. 3. Nicht schnell und sehr ausdrucksvoll
No. 4. Im massigen Tempo
Clara Schumann: 3 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 16
I. Prelude I
II. Fugue I
III. Prelude II
IV. Fugue II
V. Prelude III
VI. Fugue III
Robert Schumann: Studien fur den Pedal-Flugel (Studies for Pedal Piano), Op. 56
No. 2 in A minor
No. 4 in A flat major
No. 5 in B minor
No. 6 in B major
Robert Schumann: Dresdner Skizzenheft / Taschennotizbuch
Dresdner Skizzenheft / Taschennotizbuch
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No. 1 in E flat major: Mit grosser Energie