Eric Himy - Homage to Schumann (2007)

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Artist: Eric Himy
Title: Homage to Schumann
Year Of Release: 2007
Label: Centaur Records, Inc.
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 1:17:35
Total Size: 225 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

1. Eric Himy – Arabeske in C Major, Op. 18 (07:51)
2. Eric Himy – Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 1, Préambule (02:23)
3. Eric Himy – Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 2, Pierrot (01:17)
4. Eric Himy – Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 3, Arlequin (00:43)
5. Eric Himy – Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 4, Valse noble (01:08)
6. Eric Himy – Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 5, Eusebius (01:37)
7. Eric Himy – Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 6, Florestan (00:51)
8. Eric Himy – Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 7, Coquette (01:07)
9. Eric Himy – Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 8, Réplique (00:27)
10. Eric Himy – Carnaval, Op. 9: Sphinx 1-3 (00:36)
11. Eric Himy – Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 9, Papillons (00:43)
12. Eric Himy – Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 10, Lettres dansantes (00:53)
13. Eric Himy – Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 11, Chiarina (01:05)
14. Eric Himy – Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 12, Chopin (01:19)
15. Eric Himy – Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 13, Estrella (00:27)
16. Eric Himy – Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 14, Reconnaissance (01:37)
17. Eric Himy – Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 15, Pantalon et colombine (00:57)
18. Eric Himy – Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 16, Valse allemande (00:54)
19. Eric Himy – Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 17, Paganini (01:19)
20. Eric Himy – Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 18, Aveu (00:53)
21. Eric Himy – Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 19, Promenade (01:51)
22. Eric Himy – Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 20, Pause (00:17)
23. Eric Himy – Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 21, Marche des Davidsbündler contre les Philistins (03:47)
24. Eric Himy – Liebeslied, S. 566/R. 253 Widmung (After Schumann) (03:38)
25. Eric Himy – Frühlingsnacht, S. 568/R. 256 "Überm Garten durch die Lüfte" (After Schumann) (02:44)
26. Eric Himy – Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Thema. Andante (01:23)
27. Eric Himy – Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 1, Un poco più vivo (01:16)
28. Eric Himy – Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Variation 1 (01:17)
29. Eric Himy – Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 2, Espressivo (02:27)
30. Eric Himy – Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 3, Vivace (01:19)
31. Eric Himy – Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 4 (00:53)
32. Eric Himy – Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Variation 4 (00:56)
33. Eric Himy – Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 5, Scherzando (02:25)
34. Eric Himy – Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 6, Agitato (00:38)
35. Eric Himy – Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 7, Allegro molto (01:07)
36. Eric Himy – Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Variation 2 (02:34)
37. Eric Himy – Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Variation 5 (03:02)
38. Eric Himy – Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 8, Sempre marcatissimo (01:40)
39. Eric Himy – Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 9, Presto possibile (00:47)
40. Eric Himy – Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Variation 3 (01:27)
41. Eric Himy – Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 10, Sempre con energia (01:13)
42. Eric Himy – Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 11, Con espressione (02:46)
43. Eric Himy – Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 12, Finale. Allegro brillante (06:50)
44. Eric Himy – Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7, Träumerei (02:50)

Eric Himy is one of those little-known pianists whose performances are gems, infrequently found, and then only on small record labels. Homage to Schumann is his third disc for Centaur. His similarly titled second disc for the label, Homage to Mozart, contains music by and inspired by Mozart, but this one is all music by Schumann. Himy chose the two large works Carnaval, Op. 9, and the Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13, as centerpieces, but the Arabesque, Op. 18, which is first, sets the stage for the rest. His playing is very warm, with a rounded tone that is always present whether he's playing frenetically fast (and extremely proficiently), as in the "Papillons" movement of Carnaval, or soothingly, as in the coda of the Arabesque. It's also the way he contrasts loud and soft, fast and slow, that demands attention. The differences are great enough to give real dimension to the music, but so naturally done that the flow of the music is never disrupted in any way. Although some may find his occasional use of rubato a little indulgent, his touch, tone, and phrasing all serve to draw the listener along through these masterpieces by Schumann. The drawback of the disc is its sound. It rings hollowly, doing a disservice to his tone and the warmth of his performance.

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