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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Clara and Robert Schumann: Portraits
Schumann: | Widmung, Op. 25 No. 1 Der Nussbaum, Op. 25 No. 3 Die Lotosblume, Op. 25 No. 7 Lied der Suleika, Op. 25 No. 9 Lied der Braut I, Op. 25 No. 11 Lied der Braut II, Op. 25 No. 12 Gedichte der Königin Maria Stuart, Op. 135 Volksliedchen, Op. 51 No. 2 Der Himmel hat eine Träne geweint, Op. 37 No. 1 Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42 | Schumann, Clara: | Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen Liebeszauber, Op. 13 No. 3 Ich hab’ in deinem Auge, Op. 13 No. 5 Lorelei (Text: Heinrich Heine) 3 Lieder Op. 12 |
Women in love, in pain and in emotional turmoil – such is the subject matter of most of the songs that Swedish soprano Miah Persson and pianist Joseph Breinl have chosen for this recital of works by Robert and Clara Schumann. The year of Robert and Clara’s wedding is often called Schumann’s Liederjahr; during this ‘year of song’ he composed more than 150 songs, and his wedding gift to Clara was in fact a song cycle, Myrthen, Op. 25. Sixteen songs dated 1840 can be found here, including the Frauenliebe und Leben cycle, the crowning achievement of the year. But Robert also encouraged Clara to write songs and in 1841 they jointly published a collection entitled The Spring of Love. Clara had composed three of the songs (the 3 Lieder, Op. 12) and Robert the remaining nine, including Der Himmel hat eine Träne geweint This disc also features Robert’s final song cycle – composed in 1852 and focussing on the life and tragic end of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots – along with four of Clara’s last songs. As well as being well-known in opera houses across the world, Miah Persson is increasingly in demand as a recitalist, performing regularly with Joseph Breinl. “Miah Persson's bright, guileless soprano ideally expresses ['Ihr Bild''s] very special simplicity and tenderness. And her accompanist, Joseph Breinl, relishes the pianistic delights of her Lorelei...Persson's Frauenliebe und -Leben also very much tunes in to her own vocal sensibility. This performance rings with exuberant delight: there's a girlish excitement, a racing pulse, and an enraptured confidence, leading to a final song of fierce grief.” BBC Music Magazine, November 2011 **** “Her voice is pure, her diction is terrific, and her musicality shines out of every note. And there's superb partnership from Breinl at every turn...A beautifully programmed, intimate and moving recital” Classic FM Magazine, November 2011 **** “her naturally sweet, gleaming tone can encompass deeper, more sensuous shadings, as in her dreamy 'Die Lotosblume'...In Frauenliebe und -leben Persson's youthful freshness of tone and eagerness of manner are constant assets. No performance of these songs could be less mawkish or matronly...an enterprising recital from a soprano of charm, intelligence and natural communicative gifts.” Gramophone Magazine, November 2011 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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Bargiel: | Charakterstück Op. 1, No. 2 Bagatelle, Op. 4, No. 1 Bagatelle, Op. 4, No. 2 Drei Fantasiestücke, Op. 9 | Brahms: | Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11 - Menuetto arr. by C. Schumann | Schumann: | Liederkreis, Op. 39 Selection; arr. by C. Schumann Study in Canonic Form, Op. 56 No. 4 in A flat major - Innig arr. by Clara Schumann | Schumann, Clara: | Ich hab’ in deinem Auge, Op. 13 No. 5 arr. by Franz Liszt Pieces fugitives Op. 15 Romance in A minor |
Ira Maria Witoschynskyj (piano) ‘A woman’s place is in the home.’ So the saying goes, but Clara Schumann, one of the great pianists of the nineteenth century, had a better idea. The selections, most of them premiere recordings, offer us a close and illuminating look at her compositional art and the family musical context in which she lived and worked | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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