Jimin Oh-Havenith - Wild & Mild (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 1, Préambule
02. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 2, Pierrot
03. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 3, Arlequin
04. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 4, Valse Noble
05. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 5, Eusebius
06. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 6, Florestan
07. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 7, Coquette
08. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 8, Réplique
09. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 9, Papillons
10. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 10, A.S.C.H. - S.C.H.A. (Lettres Dansantes)
11. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 11, Chiarina
12. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 12, Chopin
13. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 13, Estrella
14. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 14, Reconnaissance
15. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 15, Pantalon et Colombine
16. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 16, Valse Allemande
17. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 17, Paganini
18. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 18, Aveu
19. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 19, Promenade
20. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 20, Pause
21. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 21, Marche des "Davidsbündler" contre les Philistins
22. Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 (Book I): I. Lebhaft
23. Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 (Book I): II. Innig
24. Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 (Book I): III. Mit Humor (Etwas Hanebüchen)
25. Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 (Book I): IV. Ungeduldig
26. Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 (Book I): V. Einfach
27. Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 (Book I): VI. Sehr rasch (Und in sich Hinein)
28. Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 (Book I): VII. Nicht schnell (Mit äußerst starker Empfindung)
29. Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 (Book I): VIII. Frisch
30. Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 (Book I): IX. Lebhaft
31. Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 (Book II): I. Balladenmäßig. Sehr Rasch
32. Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 (Book II): II. Einfach
33. Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 (Book II): III. Mit Humor
34. Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 (Book II): IV. Wild und Lustig
35. Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 (Book II): V. Zart und Singend
36. Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 (Book II): VI. Frisch
37. Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 (Book II): VII. Mit gutem Humor
38. Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 (Book II): VIII. Wie aus der Ferne
39. Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 (Book II): IX. Nicht Schnell
40. Variations on a Theme in E-Flat Major "Ghost Variations", WoO 24: Thema (Leise, Innig)

The third instalment of Jimin Oh-Havenith's Schumann edition features Carnaval, Op. 9, and Davidsbundlertanze, Op. 6, two of Schumann's best-known piano cycles, much loved by performers and audiences alike.

Carnaval is based on the idea of an imaginary masked ball; four autobiographically charged letters are used as a musical cryptogram to create fictitious and real figures, which Schumann translated into a stylistically highly versatile and sophisticated piano piece with an almost orchestral soundscape.

In his set of 18 Davidsbundlertanze, Schumann's literary alter egos Florestan and Eusebius appear as the main characters in a poetic dialogue, which the composer also intended as a secret message to his fiancee Clara Wieck: "wedding thoughts, composed in the most beautiful excitement I have ever been able to muster". In their combination of intensity and sensitivity of expression, these pieces represent a pinnacle not only of Schumann's piano oeuvre, but also of the wider piano repertoire.

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