Robert Schumann: Carnaval/Scenes From Childhood/Arabeske

1. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9
Composed by Robert Schumann
with Pavel Jegorov

2. Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15
Composed by Robert Schumann
with Pavel Jegorov

3. Arabeske for piano in C major, Op. 18
Composed by Robert Schumann
with Pavel Jegorov

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Average customer rating: Solid CD, great value A good recording Nostalgia

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Tracks:

1. Carnaval, Op. 9 (Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes): Preambule
2. Carnaval, Op. 9 (Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes): Pierrot
3. Carnaval, Op. 9 (Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes): Harlequin
4. Carnaval, Op. 9 (Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes): Noble Waltz
5. Carnaval, Op. 9 (Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes): Eusebius
6. Carnaval, Op. 9 (Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes): Florestan
7. Carnaval, Op. 9 (Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes): Coquette
8. Carnaval, Op. 9 (Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes): Replique (Retort) - (Sphinxes)
9. Carnaval, Op. 9 (Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes): Butterflies
10. Carnaval, Op. 9 (Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes): A.S.C.H. - S.C.H.A. (Dancing Letters)
11. Carnaval, Op. 9 (Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes): Chiarina
12. Carnaval, Op. 9 (Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes): Chopin
13. Carnaval, Op. 9 (Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes): Estrella
14. Carnaval, Op. 9 (Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes): Recognition
15. Carnaval, Op. 9 (Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes): Pantalon et Columbine
16. Carnaval, Op. 9 (Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes): German Waltz
17. Carnaval, Op. 9 (Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes): Paganini
18. Carnaval, Op. 9 (Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes): Confession
19. Carnaval, Op. 9 (Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes): Promenade
20. Carnaval, Op. 9 (Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes): Pause
21. Carnaval, Op. 9 (Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes): March Of The League Of David Against The Philistines
22. Scenes From Childhood, Op. 15: From Foreign Lands And Peoples
23. Scenes From Childhood, Op. 15: A Curious Story
24. Scenes From Childhood, Op. 15: Blind Man's Bluff
25. Scenes From Childhood, Op. 15: Pleading Child
26. Scenes From Childhood, Op. 15: Happiness
27. Scenes From Childhood, Op. 15: An Important Event
28. Scenes From Childhood, Op. 15: Dreaming
29. Scenes From Childhood, Op. 15: At The Fireside
30. Scenes From Childhood, Op. 15: Knight Of The Hobbyhorse
31. Scenes From Childhood, Op. 15: Almost Too Serious
32. Scenes From Childhood, Op. 15: Frightening
33. Scenes From Childhood, Op. 15: Child Falling Asleep
34. Scenes From Childhood, Op. 15: The Poet Speaks
35. Arabeske In C Major, Op. 18: Leicht und zart

Customer Reviews:

Solid CD, great value.......2006-03-16

I cannot compare these performances to others. Taken on its own merits, this CD provides enjoyable listening, and excellent sound quality. Traumerai, a long-time favorite, is well-realized but not wrenching, and a mild disappointment. Overall, well-worth $5!

A good recording.......2004-10-27

Pavel Jegorov's performance is excellent in Scenes from Childhood (and this piece is perhaps a bit more well-known than Carnaval or the Arabasqe), but it is just as good in these other two pieces.
The dynamics in the Carnaval performance are really rewarding, and the story behind it is very interesting as well. The whole work is a sort of tribute to Schumann's illegitamate love interest, Ernestine von Fricken, and so he wrote the letters of her hometown of Asch into the musical themes of this work! He chose these letters because they were both common to her hometown and his own last name. In fact, Schumann called this piece "Fasching, Schwanke auf vier Noten" or "Carnival, Frolic scenes on Four Notes".
In case you were wondering how "ASCH" translates into musical notes, "A" and "C" should be obvious, but "S" translates to E-flat and "H" translates to B-natural in Germanic notation.
Incidentally, Schumann points out these letters in the scoring of this piece in the track titled, "Sphinxes" even though he never intended anyone to actually play them in performance (yet Jegoov does on this recording, check it out). Enjoy!

Nostalgia.......2000-07-13

This CD holds a special place in my heart. My childhood best friend was an excellent pianist. I'd go over to her house everyday after school in 8th grade and listen to her practice pieces from this for an hour while I did Algebra. It truly is a scene from my childhood. Even if you don't identify a special memory with this music, the rythyms and sounds will bring you back to a time of anticipation and wonder.

Average customer rating: The facets of the lyricism! Divine To be avoided aristocratic and heartfelt schumann aristocratic and heartfelt schumann

Schumann: Piano Works Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Kempff, Wilhelm | ( K ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Bargain Box Sets | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Schubert: The Piano Sonatas Brahms: Works for Solo Piano Scriabin: Complete Piano Sonatas Liszt: Piano Works Mozart: Piano Sonatas ASIN: B000001GFJ Release Date: 1992-02-11

Tracks:

1. Papillons Op. 2, Introduction. Moderato...
2. Davidsbundlertanze Op. 6, (18 Charakterstucke) - 1. Lebhaft
3. Davidsbundlertanze Op. 6, (18 Charakterstucke) - 2. Innig
4. Davidsbundlertanze Op. 6, (18 Charakterstucke) - 3. Mit Humor (Etwas hahnbuchen)
5. Davidsbundlertanze Op. 6, (18 Charakterstucke) - 4. Ungeduldig
6. Davidsbundlertanze Op. 6, (18 Charakterstucke) - 5. Einfach
7. Davidsbundlertanze Op. 6, (18 Charakterstucke) - 6. Sehr rasch (Sehr rasch und in sich hinein)
8. Davidsbundlertanze Op. 6, (18 Charakterstucke) - 7. Nicht schnell (Mit ausserst starker Empfindung)
9. Davidsbundlertanze Op. 6, (18 Charakterstucke) - 8. Frisch
10. Davidsbundlertanze Op. 6, (18 Charakterstucke) - 9. Lebhaft
11. Davidsbundlertanze Op. 6, (18 Charakterstucke) - 10. Balladenmassig. Sehr rasch
12. Davidsbundlertanze Op. 6, (18 Charakterstucke) - 11. Einfach
13. Davidsbundlertanze Op. 6, (18 Charakterstucke) - 12. Mit Humor
14. Davidsbundlertanze Op. 6, (18 Charakterstucke) - 13. Wild und lustig
15. Davidsbundlertanze Op. 6, (18 Charakterstucke) - 14. Zart und singen
16. Davidsbundlertanze Op. 6, (18 Charakterstucke) - 15. Frisch
17. Davidsbundlertanze Op. 6, (18 Charakterstucke) - 16. Mit gutem Humor
18. Davidsbundlertanze Op. 6, (18 Charakterstucke) - 17. Wie aus der Ferne
19. Davidsbundlertanze Op. 6, (18 Charakterstucke) - 18. Nicht schnell
20. Carnaval Op. 9, Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes - 1. Preambule. Quasi maestoso - Piu moto - Animato - Vivo - Presto
21. Carnaval Op. 9, Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes - 2. Pierrot. Moderato
22. Carnaval Op. 9, Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes - 3. Arlequin. Vivo
23. Carnaval Op. 9, Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes - 4. Valso noble. Un poco maestoso
24. Carnaval Op. 9, Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes - 5. Eusebius. Adagio
25. Carnaval Op. 9, Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes - 6. Florestan. Passionato
26. Carnaval Op. 9, Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes - 7. Coquette. Vivo
27. Carnaval Op. 9, Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes - 8. Replique. L'istesso tempo - (Sphinxes)
28. Carnaval Op. 9, Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes - 9. Papillons. Prestissimo
29. Carnaval Op. 9, Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes - 10. A.S.C.H. - S.C.H.A. (Lettres dansantes). Presto
30. Carnaval Op. 9, Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes - 11. Chiarina. Passionato
31. Carnaval Op. 9, Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes - 12. Chopin. Agitato
32. Carnaval Op. 9, Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes - 13. Estrella. Con affetto
33. Carnaval Op. 9, Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes - 14. Reconnaissance. Animato
34. Carnaval Op. 9, Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes - 15. Pantalon et Colombine. Presto
35. Carnaval Op. 9, Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes - 16. Valse allemande. Molto vivace
36. Carnaval Op. 9, Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes - 17. Paganini. Intermezzo. Presto
37. Carnaval Op. 9, Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes - 18. Aveu. Passionato
38. Carnaval Op. 9, Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes - 19. Promenade. Comodo
39. Carnaval Op. 9, Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes - 20. Pause. Vivo
40. Carnaval Op. 9, Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes - 21. Marche des (Davidsbundler) contre les Philistins. Non Allegro - Molto piu vivo - Animato - Vivo - Animato molto - Vivo - Piu stretto

Tracks:

1. Symphonische Etuden, Op. 13 - Thema. Andante
2. Symphonische Etuden, Op. 13 - Etude I. Un poco piu vivo
3. Symphonische Etuden, Op. 13 - Etude II.
4. Symphonische Etuden, Op. 13 - Etude III. Vivace
5. Symphonische Etuden, Op. 13 - Etude IV.
6. Symphonische Etuden, Op. 13 - Etude V. Vivacissimo
7. Symphonische Etuden, Op. 13 - Etude VI. Agitato
8. Symphonische Etuden, Op. 13 - Etude VII. Allegro molto
9. Symphonische Etuden, Op. 13 - Etude VIII. Andante
10. Symphonische Etuden, Op. 13 - Etude IX. Presto possibile
11. Symphonische Etuden, Op. 13 - Etude X. Allegro
12. Symphonische Etuden, Op. 13 - Etude XI. Con espressione
13. Symphonische Etuden, Op. 13 - Etude XII. Finale. Allegro brillante
14. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - 1. Von fremden Landern und Menschen
15. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - 2. Kuriose Geschichte
16. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - 3. Hasche-Mann
17. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - 4. Bittendes Kind
18. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - 5. Gluckes genug
19. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - 6. Wichtige Begebenheit
20. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - 7. Traumerei
21. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - 8. Am Kamin
22. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - 9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd
23. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - 10. Fast zu ernst
24. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - 11. Furchtenmachen
25. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - 12. Kind im Einschlummern
26. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - 13. Der Dichter spricht
27. Kreisleriana, Op. 16 - Fantasien - 1. Ausserst bewegt
28. Kreisleriana, Op. 16 - Fantasien - 2. Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch - Intermezzo, Sehr lebhaft - Intermezzo II. Etwas bewegter - Lngsamer (erstes Tempo)
29. Kreisleriana, Op. 16 - Fantasien - 3. Sehr aufgeregt
30. Kreisleriana, Op. 16 - Fantasien - 4. Sehr langsam
31. Kreisleriana, Op. 16 - Fantasien - 5. Sehr lebhaft
32. Kreisleriana, Op. 16 - Fantasien - 6. Sehr langsam
33. Kreisleriana, Op. 16 - Fantasien - 7. Sehr rasch
34. Kreisleriana, Op. 16 - Fantasien - 8. Schnell und spielend

Tracks:

1. Fantasie C-dur, Op. 17 - 1. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen - Im Legendenton - Tempo Primo
2. Fantasie C-dur, Op. 17 - 2. Massig. Durchaus energisch - Etwas langsamer - Viel bewegter
3. Fantasie C-dur, Op. 17 - 3. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten - Etwas bewegter
4. Arabeske, Op. 18 - Leicht und zart - Minore I. Etwas langsamer - Minore II. Etwas langsamer - Zum Schluss (Coda). Langsamer
5. Humoreske, Op. 20 - Einfach - Sehr rasch und leicht - Noch rascher - Erstes Tempo - Wie im Anfang
6. Humoreske, Op. 20 - Hastig - Nach und nach immer lebhafter und starker - Wie vorher - Adagio
7. Humoreske, Op. 20 - Einfach und zart - Intermezzo - (Wie vorher -) Innig
8. Humoreske, Op. 20 - Sehr lebhaft - Mit einigem Pomp - Zum Beschluss - Allegro
9. Novelette No. 9 - aus: Bunte Blatter, Op. 99 - Lebhaft

Tracks:

1. Sonate Nr. 2 g-moll Op. 22 - 1. So rasch wie moglich
2. Sonate Nr. 2 g-moll Op. 22 - 2. Andantino. Getragen
3. Sonate Nr. 2 g-moll Op. 22 - 3. Scherzo. Sehr rasch und markiert - attacca:
4. Sonate Nr. 2 g-moll Op. 22 - 4. Rondo. Presto - Prestissimo. Quasi Cadenza
5. Nachtstucke, Op. 23 - 1. Mehr langsam, oft zuruckhaltend
6. Nachtstucke, Op. 23 - 2. Markiert und lebhaft
7. Nachtstucke, Op. 23 - 3. Mit grosser Lebhaftigkeit
8. Nachtstucke, Op. 23 - 4. Ad libitum - Einfach
9. Drei Romanzen, Op. 28 - 1. Sehr markiert
10. Drei Romanzen, Op. 28 - 2. Einfach
11. Drei Romanzen, Op. 28 - 3. Sehr markiert - Intermezzo I. Presto - Intermezzo II. Etwas langsamer - Wie vorherPresto - Inter
12. Waldszenen, Op. 82 - Neun Klavierstucke - 1. Eintritt. Nicht zu schnell
13. Waldszenen, Op. 82 - Neun Klavierstucke - 2. Jager auf der Lauer. Hochst lebhaft
14. Waldszenen, Op. 82 - Neun Klavierstucke - 3. Einsame Blumen. Einfach
15. Waldszenen, Op. 82 - Neun Klavierstucke - 4. Verrufene Stelle. Ziemlich langsam
16. Waldszenen, Op. 82 - Neun Klavierstucke - 5. Freundliche Landschaft. Schnell
17. Waldszenen, Op. 82 - Neun Klavierstucke - 6. Herberge. Massig
18. Waldszenen, Op. 82 - Neun Klavierstucke - 7. Vogel als Prophet. Langsam, sehr zart
19. Waldszenen, Op. 82 - Neun Klavierstucke - 8. Jagdlied. Rasch, kraftig
20. Waldszenen, Op. 82 - Neun Klavierstucke - 9. Abschied. Nicht zu schnell

Customer Reviews:

The facets of the lyricism!.......2006-05-30

Wilhelm Kempff made sing the piano as any other pianist ever born. But besides, his profound domain of the thematic material as well as his tune produced a Schumann so original, expressive and eloquent with sentiment but no sentimentality.

This album is a formidable and fundamental set of the most remarkable Schumann piano works. To create such atmosphere and interpretative freshness in this composer is not easy, but in Kempff hands we are talking about another dimension of pianism.

In this age, pitifully, you cannot count with many thinkers pianists; ones due the very adjusted schedule and the rest by unknown reasons seem to consider a matter of second priority to play with a determined conception. The technique seems to prevail under any other aspect. And that's not a good symptom.

That is why among other arguments you should acquire as soon as possible this extraordinary set.

Absorbing and rewarding in summon grade.

Divine.......2005-07-18

When I first read the reviews here on Amazon, I was a bit concerned about buying this set. I truely love Kempff and elegant performing style, but after having almost around 150 of his collections and cd's, I know that he can be dreadful when he is not on form. So I was worried about this set, but it was useless.

This 4-cd set contains some of the best performances that Kempff could offer considering his age. There are numerous highlights here: Papillons, Davidsbündlertänze, fantasy,..... All of them find him on top form. Although one might argue that there are studio recordings and who knows how many takes one recording must have to become perfect, but let me tell you, even in his live and extremely nerve breaking situations and venues such as the Salzburg festival, he was always on top form.

So Kempff's fan, buy this. It's worth it. In here you won't quite find the excitement that Richter put into his Schumann, but you will find the poetry, emotions and sensitivity that many others lack in their recordings.

To be avoided.......2003-11-22

Despite his reputation as one of the towering exponents of the 19th Germanic repetoire, Kempff acquits himself poorly in these recordings, made at the end of his life. Whether these weak performances are due to his advanced age or to more basic flaws in his training and capabilities is purely academic. They are among the poorest choices in the catalogue, perhaps the very worst. But please - don't take my word for it. Listen to the Etde IX in the op. 13, on disc 2. Kempff's attempt to pull this off is embarrassingly amateurish; he cannot even cover all the notes at "presto possibile", much less raise his playing to something approaching an interpretation. Elsewhere, you can expect the same. The op. 17 is played with little poetry, no finesse and palpable frustration in following Schumann's basic roadmap. You cannot run away from this mess fast enough.

aristocratic and heartfelt schumann.......2003-08-28

this compilation has the benefit of including most of schumann's important keyboard works (among excluded works are the toccata, first sonata, bunte blatter and fantasiestucke), under the hands of an extraordinary schumann interpreter.

recorded in the 1970's, when kempff was nearing 80, this is genuinely classic schumann. the virtuosic extremes of the symphonische etuden and kriesleriana are not quite fully exploited, but there is no flubbing, stumbling or cutting corners: kempff has things always under control. look to argerich, pollini or pogorelich for white hot schumann, kempff delivers him as a human being.

for the sheer poetry of schumann, kempff has never been bettered. his davidsbundlertanze, especially the last 5 movements, is without peer. the kinderszenen is delightful. the poetry of the fantasie in C is magnificent. there is a lifetime of musical experience and temperament in this playing.

kempff's approach stands apart for his remarkable ability to turn the mood and momentum of the music from one measure to the next, never in a random or willful manner, but with an alert insight and organic flow. other players tend to caricature schumann by emphasizing the contrasts, swinging from bombast to bathos: kempff emphasizes the transitions and continuities. if his fortissimo chords clang a little, the pianissimos are breathtakingly transparent. and no one, simply no one, captures schumann's nobility of heart and aching yearning for the beyond -- in the fantasie, in "zart und singend" -- better than kempff. a benchmark for any schumann collection.

aristocratic and heartfelt schumann.......2003-08-28

this compilation has the benefit of including most of schumann's important keyboard works (among excluded works are the toccata, first sonata, bunte blatter and fantasiestucke), under the hands of an extraordinary schumann interpreter.

recorded in the 1970's, when kempff was nearing 80, this is genuinely classic schumann. the virtuosic extremes of the symphonische etuden and kriesleriana are not quite fully exploited, but there is no flubbing, stumbling or cutting corners: kempff has things always under control. look to argerich, pollini or pogorelich for white hot schumann, kempff delivers him as a human being.

for the sheer poetry of schumann, kempff has never been bettered. his davidsbundlertanze, especially the last 5 movements, is without peer. the kinderszenen is delightful. the poetry of the fantasie in C is magnificent. there is a lifetime of musical experience and temperament in this playing.

kempff's approach stands apart for his remarkable ability to turn the mood and momentum of the music from one measure to the next, never in a random or willful manner, but with an alert insight and organic flow. other players tend to caricature schumann by emphasizing the contrasts, swinging from bombast to bathos: kempff emphasizes the transitions and continuities. if his fortissimo chords clang a little, the pianissimos are breathtakingly transparent. and no one, simply no one, captures schumann's nobility of heart and aching yearning for the beyond -- in the fantasie, in "zart und singend" -- better than kempff. a benchmark for any schumann collection.

Average customer rating: GREAT SCHUMANN!!! A Real Find Stunning Performance Two genius: Schumann and Freire. A Master

Schumann: Carnaval; Papillons; Kinderszenen; Arabeske Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Chopin: Nocturnes Brahms: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Sonata 2/Etudes/Barcarolle Villa-Lobos: Piano Works Chopin: 4 Scherzi; Polonaise No. 6; Ballade No. 3; Berceuse [United Kingdom] ASIN: B0000AKOK6 Release Date: 2003-10-14

Tracks:

1. Preambule
2. Pierrot
3. Arlequin
4. Valse Noble
5. Eusebius
6. Florestan
7. Coquette
8. Replique
9. Papillons
10. A.S.C.H. - S.C.H.A. (Lettres Dansantes)
11. Chiarina
12. Chopin
13. Estrella
14. Reconnaissance
15. Pantalon Et Colombine
16. Valse Allemande - Paganini - Valse Allemande
17. Aveu
18. Promenade
19. Pause
20. Marche Des Davidsbundler Contre Les Philistins
21. Introduction: Moderato
22. No. 1
23. No. 2
24. No. 3
25. No. 4
26. No. 5
27. No. 6
28. No. 7
29. No. 8
30. No. 9
31. No. 10
32. No. 11
33. No. 12
34. From Foreign Lands And People
35. A Curious Story
36. Catch Me
37. Entreating Child
38. Perfect Happiness
39. An Important Event
40. Reverie
41. By The Fireside
42. Knight Of The Hobby-Horse
43. Almost Too Serious
44. Frightening
45. Child Falling Asleep
46. The Poet Speaks
47. Arabeske, Op. 18

Customer Reviews:

GREAT SCHUMANN!!!.......2007-03-13

No es tan facil encontrar buenas interpretaciones de Schumann, y el pianista brasilero Nelson Freire lo hace muy bien, logra dar el tono y la dimension que estas obras necesitan. Recuerdo algunas otras grabaciones muy buenas como las de Kempff o Ingrid Haebler y esta, esta a la altura.
Este cd ratifica el hecho de que este artista latinoamericano esta entre los mas grandes de la actualidad. Muy recomendable.

A Real Find.......2006-02-03

For some reason, playing Schumann well seems to escape a lot of otherwise great pianists. Too often these pieces are played brusquely and hurriedly making for a jarring listening experience. So I felt I was taking a risk when I picked this up because I wanted a performance of the Kinderszenen and this CD was on sale. I was previously unfamiliar with Nelson Freire.

Well sometimes risk pays off handsomely. Mr. Freire turns out to be a master of Schumann interpretation. He sees the delicacy and beauty in all of these works and it makes for a very enjoyable listen. In his hands, Schumann easily comes off as an equal to Chopin for piano composition among his Romantic contemporaries. The recorded performance on the Steinway is reference quality.

Although these works differ thematically, what they have in common is that they are each made up of multiple short (typically 40 seconds) vignettes, so this really foreshadows Impressionism. I'm not quite as keen on the Papillons as on the Carnaval and the Kinderszenen, but that's just my personal taste. For thoroughly convincing performances of all of these lovely works, look no further.

Stunning Performance.......2004-07-26

If you think you don't love the piano music of Schumann, it's because you haven't heard it played by Nelson Freire. Great Schumann interpreters are rare today - thank goodness we have these gems from Freire where the potential of the music is realized. Each piece glows with beauty. The sad thing is that Freire hasn't recorded more Schumann - or more of anything for that matter. Add this beautiful performance to your collection and it is sure to be a favorite.

Two genius: Schumann and Freire........2003-12-13

This Cd contains Carnaval, Pappillons, Kinderzenen and Arabeske, all Schumann works. Nelson Freire plays every single note with emotion and technical control like no other pianist --although the Kempff interpretation of the "Scenes of Childhood" is very delicate and emotive. If you want a beautiful record of this pieces, your search is over: buy immediately this wonderful disc.

A Master.......2003-11-26

The great Brazilian pianist Nelson Freire is superb. His touch is a mix of Horowitz, Rubinstein and Novaes, three pianists who he loves. His Schumann is adorable, the Papillon, the Kinderszenen, the Arabeske, specially the Carnaval Op. 09. He is one of the best pianists of our time." Mr. Freire, my congratulations!"

Average customer rating:

Robert Schumann: Piano Works Schumann , Haskil , Horowitz , and Rachmaninoff Manufacturer: Andante ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000066TXL Release Date: 2002-05-07

Average customer rating: Good for the rare pieces.....but... Mystery Solved Mystery meat

Schumann: The Complete Piano Works (Box Set) Manufacturer: Nuova Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Canons | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Impromptus | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Intermezzos | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Toccatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: Mendelssohn: Complete Piano Music Haydn: Complete Symphonies (Box Set) Liszt: Piano Works F.J. Haydn: Complete Violin Concertos Schumann: Complete Chamber Music [Box Set] ASIN: B000058THK Release Date: 2001-03-06

Customer Reviews:

Good for the rare pieces.....but..........2006-11-08

Overall, you will be hard up to find a more thoroughly complete two hand piano survey of Schumann's piano opus. However, for the more "popular" pieces such as the op 17, or the kinderszenen, these are decent to mediocre versions are best. They arent bad, Jorg Demus is a skilled pianist, though has always in my view been more successful in a supporting role, as evidenced by his masterful accompaniment in Dichterliebe and assorted Schubert lieder. If you are familiar with Richter's masterful Schumann interpretations-or Horowitz for many of the works, or Lupu, Argerich, these pale in comparison. If you are out for quantity-I would recommend the Ashkenazy set-though it is incomplete. Again, many of the works by schumann that you can only find here will only be of interest to the absolute Schumannaholic, which I am, but it is kind of a two way street because if you are a schumann madman, then you will know how third tier these performances truly are.

Mystery Solved.......2006-10-07

First off, thanks to WTA for his extremely thoughtful and comprehensive review, which helped me decide to purchase this Nuova Era set (his reasoning about the unlikelihood that Demus would record this huge corpus again was especially insightful).

I own the original 20-LP/6-volume Musical Heritage Society set issued between 1971 and 1973. Having seen the CD set in a store last year, I was puzzled about whether it was a transfer of these invaluable discs, which contain vast tracts of Schumann that you will be hard pressed to find elsewhere (included, for instance, are several posthumously issued works and even a few pieces played from unpublished manuscripts). WTA's review gave me enough clues to suspect that these discs were exactly what I'd been waiting for.

Having just received them, I'm happy to confirm that they are indeed the MHS performances (minus most of the four-hand works, however; see below). I instantly recognized the character of the piano sound and the recording acoustic (both much improved on CD), and a quick check of rhetorical gestures in a sonata movement that I especially value in Demus's hands showed the CD and LP versions to be identical. MHS did not always provide track timings for individual sections of the big piano suites. But where such detail exists, respective CD and LP timings are consistently mere seconds apart -- easily the result of different engineering choices for silent lead-ins and lead-outs to each track.

A further clue comes from a small note on the jewel-box tray inserts, indicating a 1989 digital remastering. I can think of no fully digital (DDD) recording that would be getting remastered so early in CD history. Anything from the '80s would almost certainly be making its first appearance in the new storage medium. Moreover, the sound has none of the hallmarks of DDD recordings (as WTA notes, for instance, Demus's recordings have detectable [but nonintrusive] background hiss).

So for all these reasons, I feel confident in declaring that this set is basically the old MHS offering. There are two sad omissions, however:

(1) The CD set includes all the solo pieces in the LP set, as well as a short, posthumously published F-minor Scherzo on CD 12 that MHS seems to have left out. Nuova Era, alas, omits the vast majority of the often-delightful four-hand works, for which Norman Shetler joined Demus (most of these items appeared in MHS's five-disc finale). The Sketches for Pedal Piano, Opp. 56 & 58, are here (perhaps because they were originally conceived for a now-forgotten solo instrument that had a pedalboard [Alkan was said to have been its greatest master]; on a modern instrument, Schumann's pedal-piano music thus takes two pianists), but -- shame on Nuova Era! -- Shetler gets no credit as the second pianist. If you'd like a fine but inexpensive tour of the four-hand output, try the three-disc VoxBox ("Schumann Complete Works For Piano 4-Hands") featuring Peter Frankl, Andras Schiff, et al.

(2) The CD set lacks the superb MHS album notes by Douglas Townsend. Also missing is Demus's own illuminating statement about recording these works across a span of about three years. These are thoroughly digested interpretations: Demus not only memorized every note but also played every last work in concert. Complete recordings like this one are not necessarily commercial gimmicks, as some so carelessly assert. A serious and sensitive musician who takes on such a task will uncover secrets and interconnections that only exposure to a composer's full output in a given area can progressively disclose. As Demus explains (in Herman Adler's translation from the German), "Only by knowing Schumann's creative output in its totality has it been possible to uncover fresh facets in overfamiliar standard works. [. . .] In the music of no other composer do we find as many cross-relations and associations throughout his work. Schumann likes to quote himself as well as other composers, as did, later, his French brother-in-spirit, Claude Debussy. [. . .] Only knowledge of this entire universe will result in something I would call *Stilsicherheit* (stylistic assurance)."

But let's not dwell on what's *not* here. As WTA observes, this is a deeply rewarding collection that every serious Schumann-lover will want to explore. Are these performances the last word on Schumann's poetic realm? Of course not: no such "last word" exists. The essential thing is that throughout this enormous journey, Demus never falsifies the music, and he plays with an honesty that can be far more illuminating than flashier approaches.

So, Schumann-lovers, get this set as cheaply as you can -- but one way or another, get it while you can!

Mystery meat.......2006-04-10

I don't think I've ever before experienced such frustration in trying to assess a product. Here a well-regarded and fairly well-known pianist sits down and records all (even that's up for grabs) the piano music of a pretty well-known and well-regarded composer and barely a peep out there in Internet land.

What I did encounter after a lot of searching, and according to different reviewers who deigned to barely mention this bulky and hard-to-ignore boxed set, was this dopey basketful of professional opinions:

1) The recording quality was poor according to one guy
2) The piano was out of tune according to some editor who happened to also be a piano tuner
3) The music was criminally recorded using a piano with beat hammers and strings
4) Demus may or may not have recorded the set with a period instrument that also may have had beat hammers and strings
5) Nobody should record Schumann on a period instrument according to another expert (without really letting us know if this was the case here)
6) The interpretations were wooden
7) The interpretations were fabulous despite the crappy sound and beat up old out-of-tune piano
8) Nobody was sure if this was his complete Schumann recorded in the 1970s and released on Musical Heritage or these were new DDD recordings as listed

OK--as the notes with this set absolutely stink and no one out in Internet land seems to have any consistent and coherent thing to say about it, this then is my judgement, based on careful listening and a few intelligent guesses.

1) The interpretations are great, wonderful, really enjoyable, idiomatic--some might consider them slightly wooden because there's next-to-no pedal which leads me to believe it is a period instrument he's recorded on. This isn't Argerich slamming away at these so don't expect that. Yamaha fans will be disappointed. Demus clearly knows his Schumann and plays crisply and accurately.
2) The sound quality, while hardly SACD, is just fine and, again if this is a period instrument and I sure tend to think so, what I'm hearing would be about right. I rather like the engineering as the result is intimate and warm
3) Honestly, did Demus record all these in the 1970s without them getting any attention and then do it all over again in the 1980s just to get ignored again? I hear distinct tape hiss if I listen closely, this doesn't sound like a 1989 DDD recording (which the box claims it to be) which is probably why the recording has some warmth and (audible tape hiss)
4) Who am I to argue with an editor/piano tuner but if this piano is out of tune I'm not noticing it one zot. Also, didn't they tune pianos a little differently way back in 1850 or so?

SO--I'll guess this is the complete piano music of Robert Schumann (perhaps minus one small piece according to yet another miffed commentator, although he keeps talking about a 12 CD set and this has 13 discs!)recorded in the 1970s with Jorg Demus playing a piano built around 1850 or so with everything that implies. I'll also guess that a lot of reviewers out there, left to fend for themselves without some promotional sheet from the label, maybe without even free promo copies, were really reaching a bit. Even if I'm wrong I seem to be doing better than the second-guessing I found elsewhere and anyway the result is really enjoyable. I simply like this set a lot even if someday I may discover it is, in fact, Ernest Borgnine playing a badly tuned pool hall upright in 1953. Less than no stars to Nuovo Era for never seeming to get the presentation of this delightful set right--license it to Brilliant and they'll do it up properly for Pete's sake and maybe you'll actually sell a few. They might even be able to kick down that DDD tape hiss a bit. It's also too danged expensive given even the putative late recording date--it shouldn't be more than $120 under any circumstances. I got mine for less than $40 at a classical cut-outs and deletions place.

Conclusion: This whole situation is sad. Jorg Demus is a great pianist and he obviously loves Schumann. Schumann's piano music is worth the effort. This should be a well-known and highly-regarded set and I'm happier with this than with any other big box of piano I may own, short of a Brahms set.

Track Listings:

1. Sacred Works
2. Schulhoff: Ogelala WV64; Goldschmidt: Comedy of Errors
3. Sergey Rachmaninov: The 4 Piano Concertos
4. Siegfried Wagner: Complete Overtures, Vol. 2
5. Strauss: Macbeth/Serenade In E Flat Major/EinHeldenleben
6. Stravinsky: The Rite Of Spring/Pulcinella
7. Sun and Moon
8. Symphonic Fantasy
9. Symphony 3 / Tannhauser Overture
10. Symphony 4 Op 60 / Symphony 5 Op 67 / Coriolan

Track Listings

track listings

Track Listings

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An American Collage: Music For Solo Voice And Chorus

A Measure of Blues III

Slon

A Step Further//Skin N Bones [Original recording remastered] [Import]

After Hours Soul

A Live Reunion [Live]

21st New Century Vol.10

101 Country Greats

20 Exitos

12 Haunted Episodes

11 Tracks of Whack

10 Grosse Bassdrums [Import]

Emma

Finger Eleven