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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Cyprien Katsaris Archives Volume 16: Schumann II
These are live performances of Schumann’s Piano Concerto, Albumblätter Op.124 and Variations on a Theme by Clara Wieck from Grande Sonata Op.14. The concerto was recorded in Tokyo in 1994, Albumblätter in Munich in 1980 and the Variations in Liège Belgium in 1977. “The bait here is the Albumblatter, Op. 124...[Katsaris] is a notable explorer of the byways of the repertoire and here, in the Albumblatter, he captures all of the Scherzino's wildness or the crazed flight of the Phantasietanz. His energy and enthusiasm also extend to the Variations on a Theme by Clara Wieck.” Gramophone Magazine, January 2011 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Schumann - Piano Works & Chamber Music IV
In this CD, the fourth volume of the complete works for the piano and for chamber music with piano, Eric Le Sage takes four monuments of Schumann's solo piano repertoire: the Humoreske Op. 20 and the Klaviersonate Op.11 (CD1), the Albumblätter (topped up by three pieces from the Klavierstücke) and the Études in the form ofVariations Op.13 (CD2).The acoustic qualities of the Chauxde-Fonds Hall is caught in all its magic by Jean-Marc Laisné. This set firmly establishes Eric Le Sage and his Schumann project as a benchmark for Schumann interpreters.Vol.3 is Chamber Music Choice in the May issue of BBC Music Magazine. “Throughout this recital Le Sage is especially good at conveying the music's impulsiveness, but he also responds well to the more poetic side of Schumann. These are altogether exceptionally sympathetic and rewarding performances.” BBC Music Magazine, July 2008 **** “a really striking player…very musicianly in Schumann” CD Review “ While in [Le Sage's] previous collection of Schumann's chamber music with piano he showed himself to be an attentive collaborator, his solo piano playing never really suggests that he has strong enough views on Schumann to justify a whole series of discs. In the Humoresque, the F sharp minor Sonata and the Etudes Symphoniques, his playing is perfectly correct and musical, but ultimately just tepid; if the Bunte Blätter Op 99 fares better, it's because the 14 pieces are less memorable musically and expressively far less ambitious.” The Guardian, 6th July 2008 ** | | | (also available to download from $21.00) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Schumann - Complete Works for Piano Vol. 5
The next issue in the complete works for piano series on Claves, sees the young dynamic pianist Cédric Pescia record his second album in this delightful series. The first was volume 2 and was extremely well received by the press. Volume 5 will no doubt see a similar reaction. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Schumann - Piano Works & Chamber Music XI
The final disc of the complete works for piano and piano chamber music, confirms Eric Lesage as THE specialist in Schumann’s repertoire. The harvest of outstanding reviews, for his recordings as much as for his numerous concerts across the globe, promises a brilliant future for this latest reference, which ends by the alpha and omega of his pianistic creation. It opens on the Rhine, in Mannheim, with the charming Variations on the name ‘Abegg’ , of 1830, and closes in Düsseldorf with the mysterious variations, called Geistervariationen, composed and copied out in February 1854, just before and immediately after his attempted suicide in the Rhine, leading to his permanent internment in Endenich (Bonn), facing the sacred river of the Germans… “[Carnaval] draws from Le Sage a performance which triumphs unobtrusively over extreme familiarity to create an aura of spontaneity and freshness which beguiles the ear and the imagination alike. This is pianism and msuicianship of a rare order.” BBC Music Magazine, February 2011 *** | | | (also available to download from $21.00) | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Clara Haskil plays Mozart, Beethoven & Schumann
Clara Haskil's recordings from the 1950s enjoy a cult status. Her subtle interpretations of Mozart, Beethoven and Schumann enjoyed particular fame.These studio recordings and live recordings of concert performances of great piano concertos as well as of two solo works by Schumann, released for the first time remastered from the original tapes, reveal Haskil's sensitive and natural playing which Ferenc Fricsay compared to the ability to sing on the piano. In addition, this Audite release offers the opportunity to compare and contrast Mozart's famous concerto in D minor, in the form of a hitherto unpublished live recording from a concert performance, and in the form of a studio recording made only one day later, in January 1954. Fricsay and the Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin prove to be congenial partners of a greatly distinguished pianist. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Schumann: Piano WorksKoroliov Series Volume 9
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“Admirably fresh uncluttered readings by the young Hungarian pianist Denes Varjon.” Classic CD | | | (also available to download from $6.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Schumann Project: Eric Le SageComplete Piano Solo Music
Schumann: | Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 Intermezzi (6), Op. 4 Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 14 'Concerto Without Orchestra' Variations (Impromptus) on a Theme by Clara Wieck, Op. 5 Fantasie in C major, Op. 17 Humoreske, Op. 20 Piano Sonata No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 11 Bunte Blätter, Op. 99 Études symphoniques, Op. 13 Études symphoniques (5), WoO 6 Novelletten (8), Op. 21 Marches (4), Op. 76 Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 Nachtstücke, Op. 23 Fantasiestücke, Op. 111 Gesänge der Frühe (5), Op. 133 Kreisleriana, Op. 16 Fugues (4), Op. 72 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 Album for the Young, Op. 68 Allegro in B minor, Op. 8 Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26 Klavierstücke (4), Op. 32 Three Sonatas for the Young, Op. 118 Papillons, Op. 2 Variations (Impromptus) on a Theme by Clara Wieck, Op. 5 Paganini Studien (6), Op. 3 Paganini Studien (6), Op. 10 Abegg Variations, Op. 1 Toccata in C major, Op. 7 Kinderszenen, Op. 15 Variations on a theme by Beethoven Carnaval, Op. 9 Etüden (4) aus dem ersten Autograph Etüden (4) aus dem zweiten Autograph Romances (3), Op. 28 Albumblatter, Op. 124 Blumenstück, Op. 19 Seven Clavierstücke in Fughettenform, Op.126 Theme with Variations for Pianoforte Waldszenen, Op. 82 |
A great Romantic journey! Winner of Prix de l'Académie Charles Cros, this set brings together Robert Schumann's complete works for solo piano. This great cycle benefited from having been recorded in the unique acoustics of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, by the same recording engineer, Jean-Marc Laisné. Sales of the 13 CDs comprising this set have exceeded 20,000 copies round the world. This complete recording is now acknowledged as a reference and, at the same time, an important step in the artistic life of pianist Eric le Sage. | 
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| |  | Schumann: Complete Solo Piano Works
Schumann: | Kreisleriana, Op. 16 Piano Sonata No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 11 Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 Waldszenen, Op. 82 Arabeske in C major, Op. 18 Kinderszenen, Op. 15 Allegro in B minor, Op. 8 Novelletten (8), Op. 21 Fantasiestücke, Op. 111 Gesänge der Frühe (5), Op. 133 Album for the Young, Op. 68 Carnaval, Op. 9 Nachtstücke, Op. 23 Toccata in C major, Op. 7 Klavierstücke (4), Op. 32 Presto passionato in G minor op.22 Abegg Variations, Op. 1 Intermezzi (6), Op. 4 Études symphoniques, Op. 13 Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 Papillons, Op. 2 Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 14 'Concerto Without Orchestra' Variations (Impromptus) on a Theme by Clara Wieck, Op. 5 Humoreske, Op. 20 Liederalbum für die Jugend, Op. 79 Paganini Studien (6), Op. 3 Three Sonatas for the Young, Op. 118 Bunte Blätter, Op. 99 Albumblatter, Op. 124 Blumenstück, Op. 19 Paganini Studien (6), Op. 10 Marches (4), Op. 76 Seven Clavierstücke in Fughettenform, Op.126 Scherzo in F minor, Op. posth. Variations on a theme by Beethoven Fugues (4), Op. 72 Romances (3), Op. 28 Theme with Variations in E flat major WoO 24 ('Geistervariationen') Studies (6) in Canonic Form, Op. 56 |
Schumann’s piano output contains only 2 sonatas (3 if the Op.14 concerto without orchestra is included), the reason for this is that he was not at all comfortable working within the classical structures, preferring freer structures. The masterpieces – the Fantasy Op.17, the Humoreske Op.20, Carnaval, Pappilons, Kreisleriana and the Symphonic Etudes rank among the greatest works in the piano repertoire. The torrent of imagination and emotion Schumann poured into these works is extraordinary by any standards. These 13 CDs contain his entire output for solo piano, plus his only completed piano concerto (again his problem with classical forms lead him to abandon 2 other piano concertos), which has become one of the best loved piano concertos in the repertoire. “What I enjoyed most is Brautigam's vitality— vitality of imagination no less than of fingers. You are immediately gripped by his plunge into the Op.8 Allegro, with its arresting octave 'motto'. His mercurial fancy
and ear for hidden melodic strands in the ensuing stream certainly makes nonsense of hasty dismissal of this work as mere old-style virtuoso note-spinning. Moreover, such is his unflagging impulse in the eight
Novelletten that never for a moment are you tempted to accuse Schumann of overrepetitively patterned figuration.” Gramophone Magazine, June 1994 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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