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Schumann: Piano Quintet; Piano Quartet / Alexander Melnikov, piano; Jerusalem Qrt.

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-05-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Quartet for Piano and Strings in E flat major, Op. 47; Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44
Performers: Melnikov, Alexander
Conductors:
Ensemble: Jerusalem String Quartet

The Piano Quintet Op.44 and Piano Quartet Op.47 date from a brief period during which Robert Schumann focused his attention intensively on chamber music (between...continue...
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Goethe Lieder / Marlis Petersen, soprano; Jendrik Springer, piano

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-03-13

Works: Ernst Krenek: Monolog der Stella, Op 57; Robert Schumann: Nachtlied ("Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh"), song for voice & piano, Op. 96/1; So lasst mich scheinen, bis ich werde, song for voice & pian...
Performers: Petersen, Marlis; Springer, Jendrik

On Das ewig Weibliche, soprano Marlis Petersen and pianist Jendrik Springer have selected nineteen lieder from repertoire spanning two centuries, all centering on Goethe's concept...continue...
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The Art of Lied / Werner Gura, tenor, Christoph Berner, piano

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-08-09

Works: Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang, D 957; Im Gegenwärtigen Vergangenes, D 710; Die Nachthelle, D 892/Op. 134; Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, op. 48; Hugo Wolf: Fußreise; Er ists; Mörike ...
Performers: Berner, Christoph; Gura, Werner; Mayers, Philip; Schultsz, Jan

Schumann: Spanische Liebeslieder / Marlis Petersen

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-09-14

Works: Robert Schumann: Spanisches Liederspiel, 10 songs for voice(s) & piano, Op. 74; Minnespiel, Op. 101; Spanische Liebeslieder (10 Spanish Love Songs), for voice(s) & piano, Op. 138
Performers: Berner, Christoph; Gura, Werner; Petersen, Marlis; Radicke, Camillo; Vondung, Anke

The year 1849 was one of Schumann's most prolific. The inspiration for his 'Spanische Liebeslieder' and 'Spanische Liederspiel' was an anthology of Spanish texts translated...continue...
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Robert Schumann: Sonatas for Piano & Violin / Andreas Staier, piano; Daniel Sepec, violin

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-08-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Sonatas & Partitas; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in A minor, Op. 105; Gesänge der Frühe (5) for Piano, Op. 133; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 121
Performers: Sepec, Daniel; Staier, Andreas

For this 'sequel' to Andreas Staier's previous Schumann disc, Hommage à Bach, Staier is partnered with Daniel Sepec in a program featuring the composer's music...continue...
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Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48; Liederkreis, Op. 39

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-06-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 39; Dichterliebe, Op. 48
Performers: Gura, Werner; Schultsz, Jan

Works:
Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48, Liederkreis, Op. 39

Artists:
Werner Gura (tenor) & Jan Schultsz (piano)...continue...
Recording information: Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente, Haarlem, NL (10/2001)....continue...

Schumann: Lieder; Maria Stuart; Rückert-Lieder; Liederkreis

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-12-08

Works: Robert Schumann: 6 Lieder aus "Myrthen", Op. 25; Gedichte der Königin Maria Stuart (Mary Stuart Songs), for voice & piano, Op. 135; O Sonn', o Meer, o Rose!, song for voice & piano (Liebesfr&uum...
Performers: Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Spiri, Anthony

"I would like to sing myself to death like a nightingale," wrote Schumann in 1840, revealing a sudden passion for the lied, a genre he...continue...
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Berlioz/Liszt: Harold en Italie / Heisser, Pasquier

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-02-10

Works: Franz Liszt: Harold in Italy (I & II), transcription for piano & viola (after Berlioz, Op. 16), S. 472 (LW D5); Robert Schumann: Märchenbilder for viola (or violin) & piano, Op. 113
Performers: Heisser, Jean-Francois; Pasquier, Bruno

BBC Music Magazine
Liszt's resourceful transcription of Berlioz's orchestral masterpiece is certainly worth hearing, though the recorded balance lessens the overall impact.
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Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben, etc / Fink, Vignoles

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-04-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42; Mignon ("Kennst du das Land, wo die Zitronen blühn"), song for voice & piano (Lieder-Album für die J; Der Nussbaum ("Es grünet ein Nussb...
Performers: Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

Sunday Times
One of the loveliest accounts of Schumann's cycle on disc. [Fink] is outstanding, too, in the beautiful late Lenau settings, and there's supremely musical...continue...

Schumann: Concertos / Coin, Staier, Herreweghe, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2001-06-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 129; Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54
Performers: Coin, Christophe; Staier, Andreas [Keyboard]
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Champs-Élysées Orchestra

These two concertos by Schumann constitute the true quintesence of German Romanticism. With two exceptional soloists, Christophe Coin and Andreas Staier, Philippe Herreweghe here gives...continue...