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Title: Schumann: Great Composers in Words & Music
Artist: Various-Schumann
Label: Naxos
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 747313837571
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2024-03-22
Number of Discs: 1
The latest instalment in this popular series turns to the life and times of Robert Schumann. The text is written by Davinia Caddy, narrated by Leighton Pugh, and features excerpts from some of Schumann's best-known works.
Tracks:
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 13: Estrella
1.3 Leafing Through the Latest Biographies of the 19th-Century German Composer Robert Schumann, It Is Tempting to Fast-Forward to the Final Chapters
1.4 Kinderszenen (Scenes of Childhood), Op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (Dreaming) (Excerpt)
1.5 One of Schumann's Best Loved Melodies: Träumerei ('Dreaming') from His 1838 Piano Collection Kinderszenen ('Scenes from Childhood')
1.6 11 Jugendlieder, Anhang M2: No. 4. An Anna I (Lange Harrt' Ich) (Excerpt)
1.7 In Late March 1828, After Leaving High School, Schumann Matriculated at the University of Leipzig to Study Law
1.8 Piano Quartet in C minor, Anh: E1: II. Minuetto: Presto (Excerpt)
1.9 In the Summer of 1829, Schumann Left Leipzig for Heidelberg, Ostensibly to Continue His Studies
1.10 Theme and Variations on the Name Abegg, Op. 1 (Excerpt)
1.11 Schumann Departed Heidelberg for Leipzig in September 1830
1.12 Papillons = Butterflies, Op. 2: XII. Finale
1.13 The Summer of 1833 Brought with It a Deep Depression That Would Later Recur at Roughly Evenly Spaced Periods Throughout the Composer's Life
1.14 Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 5. Eusebius - No. 6. Florestan
1.15 Schumann's Affair with Ernestine Ended Towards the End of 1835, a Few Months After the Composer Discovered Her Illegitimate Birth - and Thus That She Had No Dowry
1.16 Kreisleriana, Op. 16: I. Äusserst Bewegt (Excerpt)
1.17 Sometimes Your Music Actually Frightens Me, and I Wonder: Is It Really True That the Creator of Such Things Is Going to Be My Husband?
1.18 Dichterliebe (Poet's Love), Op. 48: No. 11. Ein Ju¨Ngling Liebt Ein Ma¨Dchen (A Young Man Loves a Maiden)
1.19 If 1840 Was Schumann's Year of Song, Then 1841 Was His Year of Orchestral Music
1.20 Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 38, Spring: I. Andante Un Poco Maestoso - Allegro Molto Vivace (Excerpt)
1.21 1842 Witnessed Another Creative Departure: Chamber Music
1.22 Das Paradies Und Die Peri (Paradise and the Peri), Op. 50, Part III: Verstossen! Verschlossen (Cast Out! from the Golden Gate) (Excerpt)
1.23 Schumann's Next Main Musical Projects Were Orchestrak in Nature
1.24 Piano Concerto in a Minor, Op. 54: II. Intermezzo: Andantino Grazioso - III. Allegro Vivace (Excerpt)
1.25 1845 Also Witnessed a Series of Works Based on Schumann's Continuing Study of Musical Counterpoint
1.26 Genoveva, Op. 81 Overture (Excerpt)
1.27 Schumann's New-Found Interest in Dramatic Music Would Give Rise to Two Additional Large-Scale Works: Manfred, Incidental Music Based on Lord Byron's 1817 Poem; and the Grand Orchestral-Choral Work
1.28 4 Marches: Op. 76: No. 4 in E-Flat Major: Mit Kraft Und Feuer (Excerpt)
1.29 Schumann Had Long Been Trying to Find a Lucrative Salaried Position - in Leipzig, Dresden or Elsewhere
1.30 Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120: II. Romanze: Ziemlich Langsam (Excerpt)
1.31 Schumann Held His Düsseldorf Position for Three Seasons, a Period During Which He Continued to Compose Large-Scale Works Intended for Public Performance
1.32 Variations on An Original Theme, Anh. F39, Geistervariationen (Ghost Variations): Theme: Leise, Innig (Excerpt)
1.33 All Too Aware of His Deteriorating Condition, and Afraid of Causing Physical Harm to His Wife, Schumann Asked That He Be Removed to An Asylum on the 26th of February 1854
1.34 Variations on An Original Theme, Anh. F39, Geistervariationen (Ghost Variations): Variation 4 (Excerpt)
1.35 The Story, However, Does Not End Here
1.36 Violin Concerto in D minor, Woo 1: III. Lebhaft, Doch Nicht Schnell (Excerpt)
Artist: Various-Schumann
Label: Naxos
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 747313837571
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2024-03-22
Number of Discs: 1
The latest instalment in this popular series turns to the life and times of Robert Schumann. The text is written by Davinia Caddy, narrated by Leighton Pugh, and features excerpts from some of Schumann's best-known works.
Tracks:
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 13: Estrella
1.3 Leafing Through the Latest Biographies of the 19th-Century German Composer Robert Schumann, It Is Tempting to Fast-Forward to the Final Chapters
1.4 Kinderszenen (Scenes of Childhood), Op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (Dreaming) (Excerpt)
1.5 One of Schumann's Best Loved Melodies: Träumerei ('Dreaming') from His 1838 Piano Collection Kinderszenen ('Scenes from Childhood')
1.6 11 Jugendlieder, Anhang M2: No. 4. An Anna I (Lange Harrt' Ich) (Excerpt)
1.7 In Late March 1828, After Leaving High School, Schumann Matriculated at the University of Leipzig to Study Law
1.8 Piano Quartet in C minor, Anh: E1: II. Minuetto: Presto (Excerpt)
1.9 In the Summer of 1829, Schumann Left Leipzig for Heidelberg, Ostensibly to Continue His Studies
1.10 Theme and Variations on the Name Abegg, Op. 1 (Excerpt)
1.11 Schumann Departed Heidelberg for Leipzig in September 1830
1.12 Papillons = Butterflies, Op. 2: XII. Finale
1.13 The Summer of 1833 Brought with It a Deep Depression That Would Later Recur at Roughly Evenly Spaced Periods Throughout the Composer's Life
1.14 Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 5. Eusebius - No. 6. Florestan
1.15 Schumann's Affair with Ernestine Ended Towards the End of 1835, a Few Months After the Composer Discovered Her Illegitimate Birth - and Thus That She Had No Dowry
1.16 Kreisleriana, Op. 16: I. Äusserst Bewegt (Excerpt)
1.17 Sometimes Your Music Actually Frightens Me, and I Wonder: Is It Really True That the Creator of Such Things Is Going to Be My Husband?
1.18 Dichterliebe (Poet's Love), Op. 48: No. 11. Ein Ju¨Ngling Liebt Ein Ma¨Dchen (A Young Man Loves a Maiden)
1.19 If 1840 Was Schumann's Year of Song, Then 1841 Was His Year of Orchestral Music
1.20 Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 38, Spring: I. Andante Un Poco Maestoso - Allegro Molto Vivace (Excerpt)
1.21 1842 Witnessed Another Creative Departure: Chamber Music
1.22 Das Paradies Und Die Peri (Paradise and the Peri), Op. 50, Part III: Verstossen! Verschlossen (Cast Out! from the Golden Gate) (Excerpt)
1.23 Schumann's Next Main Musical Projects Were Orchestrak in Nature
1.24 Piano Concerto in a Minor, Op. 54: II. Intermezzo: Andantino Grazioso - III. Allegro Vivace (Excerpt)
1.25 1845 Also Witnessed a Series of Works Based on Schumann's Continuing Study of Musical Counterpoint
1.26 Genoveva, Op. 81 Overture (Excerpt)
1.27 Schumann's New-Found Interest in Dramatic Music Would Give Rise to Two Additional Large-Scale Works: Manfred, Incidental Music Based on Lord Byron's 1817 Poem; and the Grand Orchestral-Choral Work
1.28 4 Marches: Op. 76: No. 4 in E-Flat Major: Mit Kraft Und Feuer (Excerpt)
1.29 Schumann Had Long Been Trying to Find a Lucrative Salaried Position - in Leipzig, Dresden or Elsewhere
1.30 Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120: II. Romanze: Ziemlich Langsam (Excerpt)
1.31 Schumann Held His Düsseldorf Position for Three Seasons, a Period During Which He Continued to Compose Large-Scale Works Intended for Public Performance
1.32 Variations on An Original Theme, Anh. F39, Geistervariationen (Ghost Variations): Theme: Leise, Innig (Excerpt)
1.33 All Too Aware of His Deteriorating Condition, and Afraid of Causing Physical Harm to His Wife, Schumann Asked That He Be Removed to An Asylum on the 26th of February 1854
1.34 Variations on An Original Theme, Anh. F39, Geistervariationen (Ghost Variations): Variation 4 (Excerpt)
1.35 The Story, However, Does Not End Here
1.36 Violin Concerto in D minor, Woo 1: III. Lebhaft, Doch Nicht Schnell (Excerpt)
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