Artur Pizarro - Robert Schumann - Lebensreise (2020) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Allegro, Op. 8
02. Bunte Blätter, Op. 99: I. Stücklein No. 1. Nicht schnell, mit Innigkeit
03. Bunte Blätter, Op. 99: II. Stücklein No. 2. Sehr rasch
04. Bunte Blätter, Op. 99: III. Stücklein No. 3. Frisch
05. Bunte Blätter, Op. 99: IV. Albumblatt No. 1. Ziemlich langsam
06. Bunte Blätter, Op. 99: V. Albumblatt No. 2. Schnell
07. Bunte Blätter, Op. 99: VI. Albumblatt No. 3. Ziemlich langsam, sehr gesangvoll
08. Bunte Blätter, Op. 99: VII. Albumblatt No. 4. Sehr langsam
09. Bunte Blätter, Op. 99: VIII. Albumblatt No. 5. Langsam
10. Bunte Blätter, Op. 99: IX. Novelette. Lebhaft
11. Bunte Blätter, Op. 99: X. Präludium. Energisch
12. Bunte Blätter, Op. 99: XI. March. Sehr getragen
13. Bunte Blätter, Op. 99: XII. Abendmusik. Im Menuetttempo
14. Bunte Blätter, Op. 99: XIII. Scherzo. Lebhaft
15. Bunte Blätter, Op. 99: XIV. Geschwindmarsch. Sehr markirt
16. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11: I. Introduzione (Un poco adagio-Allegro vivace)
17. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11: II. Aria
18. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11: III. Scherzo (Allegrissimo) ed Intermezzo (Lento)
19. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11: IV. Finale (Allegro, un poco maestoso)


Celebrated Portuguese pianist Artur Pizarro performs an exquisite selection of pieces by Robert Schumann charting the 'Lebensreise' (life's journey) of both the composer and the artist. The music of Robert Schumann has been a constant in Artur Pizarro's life, but he has refrained from recording the 'Bunte Blätter' ('Colourful Leaves') for over 30 years, choosing to wait until experience and musical maturity could be brought to bear on these wonderful miniatures. The 'Bunte Blätter', encompassing works composed between about 1836 and 1849, is unique in Schumann's output: under the umbrella of the collection as a whole there are two, smaller collections plus six individual pieces, each a finely-cut gem that sparkles in the hands of Artur Pizarro. Schumann's Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11, is a work of precocious coherence in which innovations abound, and the programme also includes the 'Allegro', Op. 8, a powerful movement that unfolds in the manner of a fantasia.

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