W budżetowej serii z muzyką klasyczną wytwórni ZYX trzy wirtuozowskie utwory na fortepian solo trzech kompozytorów epoki romantyzmu. Tracklista: 1. Johannes Brahms: Variations On A Theme By Paganini Vladimir Krpan: piano 2. Franz Liszt: Mephisto Waltz Pavica Gvozdic: piano 3. Robert Schumann: Carnival Op.9 Stjepan Radic: piano
Robert Schumann (ur. 8 czerwca 1810 w Zwickau w zachodniej Saksonii, zm. 29 lipca 1856 w Endenich) – niemiecki kompozytor i krytyk muzyczny, uznawany za jednego z najbardziej wpływowych twórców epoki romantyzmu. Do najważniejszych kompozycji Schumanna należą wczesne cykle miniatur fortepianowych z lat 1832–39, kiedy komponował niemal wyłącznie utwory na fortepian solo oraz liczne pieśni, spośród których większość napisał w roku 1840, przez biografów zwanym „Rokiem pieśni”. Od roku 1841 pisał głównie utwory orkiestrowe i kameralne; pozostawił po sobie pięć symfonii (w tym jedną niedokończoną), liczne uwertury, koncerty i sonaty oraz obszerną spuściznę literacką - przede wszystkim recenzje muzyczne, które publikował w magazynie Neue Zeitschrift für Musik w latach 1834-1843. Był mężem Klary Schumann z d. Wieck, znanej pianistki i kompozytorki, z którą miał ośmioro dzieci. Przyjaźnił się z Felixem Mendelssohnem, Johannesem Brahmsem i Josephem Joachimem. Początkowo związany z Lipskiem, następnie Dreznem i Düsseldorfem, ostatnie dwa lata życia spędził w zakładzie dla nerwowo chorych w Endenich k. Bonn.
..THE NIGHT 1. T.C. RABIN IN D MINOR 2. I SLEEP ALONE 3. A CROAK & A GRUNT IN THE NIGHT 4. EVERYBODY'S CHEATING 5. SUGAR PIE 6. SEARCHING 7. WORKING FOR THE PEOPLE 8. POLLYMAN 9. SCHUMANN 10. HOLD ON TO LOVE 11. DINGLEY'S BOOKSHOP 12. NEVER
Album został wydany przez wytwórnię Genuin (GEN 10187). Wydawnictwo otrzymało nagrodę Pizzicato Supersonic. Tracklista: Wilhelm Killmayer (*1927): 1. Fünf Romanzen Für Violoncello Und Klavier (1989) 2. Impromptu 3. Scherzo Lento 4. Choral 5. Im Schumann-Ton 6. Caprice De Figaro Robert Schumann (1819-1856): 7. Drei Romanzen, Op. 94 8. Nicht Schnell 9. Einfach, Innig 10. Nicht Schnell Robert Schumann (1819-1856): 11. Fünf Stücke Im Volkston Für Violoncello Und Klavier, Op. 101 12. "Vanitas Vanitatum" - Mit Humor 13. Langsam 14. Nicht Schnell, Mit Viel Ton Zu Spielen 15. Nicht Zu Rasch 16. Stark Und Markiert Wilhelm Killmayer (*1927): 17. Acht Bagatellen Für Violoncello Und Klavier (1990/91) 18. Mit Laune, Sehr Rasch 19. Anmutig 20. Kompliziert, Doch Vergnügt 21. Lento Expressivo 22. Entschlossen ("Stolpern Und Stottern") 23. Schwungvoll ("Chiarina") 24. Ruhig, Verhalten 25. L'echappée De Figaro, Presto Molto
Robert Schumann – Tria fortepianoweCD 1:1. – 4. Trio fortepianowe nr 1 d-moll, op. 635. – 8. Trio fortepianowe nr 2 F-dur, op. 809. - 14. Sech Stücke in kanonischer Form, op.56 (opr. na trio fortepianowe)CD 2:1. – 4. Trio fortepianowe nr 3 g-moll, op. 1105. – 8. Fantasiestücke für Klavier, Violine and Violoncello, op. 88
THE MINIATURE IN THE CYCLE In just 40 minutes, the cosmos was created. To be sure, here we are talking solely about a pianistic cosmos: yet it is one that still, more than 170 years after its creation, remains breath-taking and arouses many diverse emotions, including unlimited admiration. The oeuvre in question is Frédéric Chopin’s Preludes, Op. 28. He wrote these 24 pianistic miniatures between 1836 and 1839, modelling them on the Preludes by Johann Sebastian Bach. However, he did not retain their “prologue-type” character: on the contrary, the variety of the works is more an indication of a secondary meaning of this term, i.e. fantasizing. Among the greatest composers of the 19th century, Chopin is probably the only one to write more or less exclusively for “his” instrument, the piano. During a period of some 20 years, he composed almost 200 solo works. Not a huge output, compared to other extremely prolific composers of the day (whose names and works have now justifiably been forgotten). Chopin polished away at his compositions, until each one was defined by its own unmistakable personality. In order to classify the special distinctive features of his sound, one should probably not only emphasize the international character of his particular piano style, but also – and especially – point out the various compositional stages through which he went in his diverse roles of improviser, pianist, piano teacher and composer. Together, these blended into a highly potent mixture. German musicologists have generally tended to categorize Chopin rashly as a “salon composer”, and thus make it impossible to view his music without prejudice. However, although Chopin most certainly encountered audiences for his music in the salon, the quality of his works undoubtedly soars far above that environment. Thus the “Chopineske” is the successful synthesis of a musical world view, which combines the operatic sweetness of Bellini, the calculated effect of Rossini, the contrapuntal gravity of Bach, as well as the harmony of Wagner in a jaunty, daring and calculating fashion. The Preludes Op. 28 are monothematic and the nuclei of their motifs frequently comprise only one bar (at times, in fact, of only part of a bar), from which the works are then developed. The order of the 24 Preludes was determined (at a later date) according to the quint circle and the related minor keys. This brings up the question, especially for interpreters, of whether or not this is a cycle. Many pianists consciously select individual pieces from the opus: however, they tend to overlook the fact that this entire opus of Don Quichote-type works is dominated by an all-encompassing sense of drama, thanks to its contrast and expression. The pieces alternate continuously between triumph and despair, brilliance and darkness, excitement and composure. The Prelude Op. 45, dating from 1841, is light years away from Op. 28 as regards style of composition. It is an “overcast” and poetic masterpiece, a bitter-sweet anticipation of the late Intermezzi by Brahms, interrupted by agonizing and tormenting transitions, a kaleidoscopic cadenza, and a coda of well-nigh operatic drama and declamation. Robert Schumann wrote his Papillons, Op. 2 between 1829 and 1832. The cycle consists of 12 concise fantasy images, based on notes from his study books, in which he jotted down his musical ideas. The aphoristic Schmetterlinge (= butterflies) received an additional cachet thanks to the literary association with Jean Paul’s Die Flegeljahren (= the years of adolescence). The two final chapters of the novel are entitled “Larven-Tanz” (= dance of the masks) and “Brief – Nachtwandler – Traum” (= letter – sleepwalker – dream). Here, Schumann demonstrates to the listener his “new approach to the variation form”: thus he presents the individual miniatures (dance, ballroom, masks) as strongly contrasting, yet derives both motif and theme from a common source. The thematic material of the waltz in No. 1 determines the course of the remainder of the work, in which Schumann varies all elements and levels of the music, and as such subjects the character and development of the moods to a permanent transformation.