Jimin Oh-Havenith - CHANGES (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Thème sur le nom Abegg varié pour le pianoforte, Op. 1 Abegg Variations: Theme. Animato
02. Thème sur le nom Abegg varié pour le pianoforte, Op. 1 Abegg Variations: Variation 1
03. Thème sur le nom Abegg varié pour le pianoforte, Op. 1 Abegg Variations: Variation 2
04. Thème sur le nom Abegg varié pour le pianoforte, Op. 1 Abegg Variations: Variation 3
05. Thème sur le nom Abegg varié pour le pianoforte, Op. 1 Abegg Variations: Cantabile
06. Thème sur le nom Abegg varié pour le pianoforte, Op. 1 Abegg Variations: Finale alla fantasia
07. XII Études symphoniques, Op. 13 Symphonic Etudes: Andante
08. XII Études symphoniques, Op. 13 Symphonic Etudes: Etude 1. Un poco più Vivo
09. XII Études symphoniques, Op. 13 Symphonic Etudes: Etude 2
10. XII Études symphoniques, Op. 13 Symphonic Etudes: Etude 3. Vivace
11. XII Études symphoniques, Op. 13 Symphonic Etudes: Etude 4
12. XII Études symphoniques, Op. 13 Symphonic Etudes: Etude 5
13. XII Études symphoniques, Op. 13 Symphonic Etudes: Etude 6. Agitato
14. XII Études symphoniques, Op. 13 Symphonic Etudes: Etude 7. Allegro molto
15. XII Études symphoniques, Op. 13 Symphonic Etudes: Etude 8
16. XII Études symphoniques, Op. 13 Symphonic Etudes: Etude 9. Presto possibile
17. XII Études symphoniques, Op. 13 Symphonic Etudes: Etude 10
18. XII Études symphoniques, Op. 13 Symphonic Etudes: Etude 11
19. XII Études symphoniques, Op. 13 Symphonic Etudes: Etude 12. Allegro brillante
20. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13, Appendix (Posthumous Variations): Variation 1
21. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13, Appendix (Posthumous Variations): Variation 2
22. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13, Appendix (Posthumous Variations): Variation 3
23. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13, Appendix (Posthumous Variations): Variation 4
24. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13, Appendix (Posthumous Variations): Variation 5
25. Theme and Variations, WoO 24 Ghost Variations: Theme. Leise, Innig
26. Theme and Variations, WoO 24 Ghost Variations: Variation 1
27. Theme and Variations, WoO 24 Ghost Variations: Variation 2. Canonisch
28. Theme and Variations, WoO 24 Ghost Variations: Variation 3. Etwas Belebter
29. Theme and Variations, WoO 24 Ghost Variations: Variation 4
30. Theme and Variations, WoO 24 Ghost Variations: Variation 5
31. Romance in F-Sharp Major, Op. 28 No. 2 (Bonus Track)

Jimin Oh-Havenith dedicates this volume of her Schumann edition to his variations, which form the beginning, the core, and the conclusion of his unique piano oeuvre. ​In the fourth instalment of her widely acclaimed Schumann edition, Jimin Oh-Havenith turns to his works for piano in variation form.

Three of the pieces recorded here occupy a singular place in Schumann's biography: both his first published composition, the Abegg Variations, and his final completed work, the so-called Ghost Variations, belong to this genre. The twelve Symphonic Etudes - situated chronologically at the heart of his piano output of the 1830s, long revered by pianists yet equally feared for their formidable technical demands - are likewise variations on a theme.

Whereas the young Schumann, in the Abegg Variations, conjured a sparkling and virtuosic play on musical letters from the name of a Heidelberg acquaintance, the Ghost Variations unfold as a deeply moving dialogue between the gravely ill composer and his great models, Schubert and Mendelssohn Bartholdy. This extraordinary breadth of expression once again affords Jimin Oh-Havenith the opportunity to demonstrate the intensity and originality of her Schumann interpretation.