About this Release
SCHUMANN, CLARA (1819–1896)
Piano Music • 2
- Jean-Pierre Armengaud, piano
The admired Schumann authority, Jean-Pierre Armengaud, presents this second volume of Clara Schumann’s solo piano music, which focuses on the transcriptions she made of works by her husband, Robert. Clara evokes orchestral density in the overture to Robert Schumann’s only opera Genoveva, and also in the complex Bach- inspired Studies for Pedal Piano. Above all, the song transcriptions see her engaged in acts of complex creative union while also revealing the independence of her musical vision. Volume 1 in this series is on GP930.
Tracklist
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1
Genoveva, Op. 81: Overture (arr. C. Schumann for piano) (1848) (00:09:24)
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Liederkreis, Op. 24: No. 5. Schöne Wiege meiner Leiden (arr. C. Schumann for piano) (1840) (00:04:13)
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12 Gedichte, Op. 35 (arr. C. Schumann for piano) (excerpts) (1840) (00:11:00 )
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No. 1. Lust der Sturmnacht (00:01:54)
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No. 3. Wanderlied (00:02:43)
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No. 5. Sehnsucht nach der Waldgegend (00:02:19)
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No. 10. Stille Tränen (00:04:15)
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Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42 (arr. C. Schumann for piano) (excerpts) (1840) (00:05:00 )
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No. 2. Er, der Herrlichste von allen (00:03:21)
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No. 5. Helft mir, ihr Schwestern (00:02:04)
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Liederkreis, Op. 39 (arr. C. Schumann for piano) (excerpts) (1840) (00:13:00 )
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No. 1. In der Fremde (00:02:03)
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No. 2. Intermezzo, "Dein Bildnis wunderselig" (00:01:51)
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No. 4. Die Stille (00:01:41)
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No. 5. Mondnacht (00:03:49)
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No. 6. Schöne Fremde (00:01:48)
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No. 12. Frühlingsnacht (00:01:26)
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Studien für den Pedal-Flügel (Studies for Pedal Piano), Op. 56 (arr. C. Schumann for piano) (excerpts) (1845) (00:15:00 )
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No. 2 in A Minor: Mit innigem Ausdruck (00:04:23)
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No. 4 in A-Flat Major: Innig - Etwas bewegter (00:04:17)
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No. 5 in B Minor: Nicht zu schnell (00:02:57)
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No. 6 in B Major: Adagio (00:03:48)
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Myrthen, Op. 25 (arr. C. Schumann for piano) (excerpts) () (00:13:00 )
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No. 1. Widmung (00:02:16)
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No. 2. Freisinn (00:01:17)
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No. 3. Der Nussbaum (00:02:56)
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No. 7. Die Lotosblume (00:01:54)
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No. 11. Lied der Braut I (00:02:24)
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No. 24. Du bist wie eine Blume (00:01:48)
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5 Lieder und Gesänge, Op. 127: No. 2. Dein Angesicht (arr. C. Schumann for piano) (1840) (00:01:58)
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The Artist(s)
Jean-Pierre Armengaud is considered a leading interpreter of French music and a specialist in impressionist and expressionist repertoire, and is renowned for his ‘fluidly supple playing, his round and mellow tone’ (Classica). He has recorded several complete collections, of piano music by Debussy, Satie, Roussel, Poulenc, Dutilleux and Denisov. Armengaud has appeared in major concert halls around the world, performing in over 40 countries. His albums for Naxos and Grand Piano feature music by Debussy, Roussel, Poulenc, Aubert, d’Indy and others, and he has a particular interest in Henri Dutilleux. He has been director for musical programming at Radio France and is associate professor at the ParisSorbonne University and professor emeritus at the University of Évry Val d’Essonne at Paris-Saclay University. 
Grand Piano has gained a reputation for producing high quality recordings of rare keyboard gems. Dedicated to the exploration of undiscovered piano repertoire, the label specialises in complete cycles of piano works by many lesser-known composers, whose output might otherwise have remained unknown and unrecorded.
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