Chopin – His contemporaries and his instruments (Vol.4/6) – Chopin's contemporaries

Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888):
Nocturne alla Field in B flat major
Frédéric Kalkbrenner (1785-1849):
Nocturne in A flat major, op. 121 no 1
Nocturne in F major, op. 121 no 2 (à trois mains) *
Clara Wieck Schumann (1819-1896):
Nocturne in F major, op 6, no 2 From: Soireés Musicales
Louis James Alfred Lefebure-Wély (1817-1870):
Les Cloches du Monestère Nocturne in D flat major, op. 54
Edmond Weber (1766-1828):
Première Pensée Nocturne in D flat major, op. 1
Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888):
Nocturne in B major, op. 22
Notturnino Innamorato in F sharp minor, op. 63 no 43
Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857):
Nocturne in E flat major
Maria Szymanowska (1789-1831):
La Murmure. Nocturne in A flat major
Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyńsk (1807-1867):
Nocturne in G minor, op. 21 no 1i
Nocturne in F minor, op. 21 no 2
Nocturne in F minor, op. 24 no 1
Nocturne in D flat major, op. 24 no 2
Pozegnanie. Nocturne in G minor

Bart van Oort - fortepiano [Érard, 1837]
Agnieszka Chabowska *

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Brahms, Dietrich, Mendelssohn, Schumann – 'Die Romantische Violine' – Sergiu Luca

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Sonata in F major for Violin and Piano, without op.
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Three Romances for Violin and Piano, op.94
Clara Schumann (1819-1896):
Three Romances for Violin and Piano, op.22
F.A.E. Sonata: Albert Dietrich (1829-1908) / Robert Schumann / Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Sergiu Luca - violin [Nicolaus Sawicki, Vienna, 1st. half of the 19th century)
Brian Connelly - fortepiano [Johann Baptist Streicher, Vienna, 1840]

from the series "Kunst Historisches Museum Wien"

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Clara Schumann – Piano Works – Eugenie Russo

Clara Schumann (1819-1896):
Toccatina, from Soirées musicales, op.61 no.1
Notturno, from Soirées musicales, op.61 no.2
Souvenir de Vienne
Piano Sonata in G minor
Trois Romances, op.11
Quatre pièces fugitives, op.15
Andante, from Drei Romanzen, op.21 no.1

Eugenie Russo - fortepiano [Johann Baptist Streicher & Sohn, Vienna, 1868]

from the series "Kunst Historisches Museum Wien"

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Schumann – Fantasy, Piano Quintet – Sviatoslav Richter

Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Novelettes op.21 nos.1 & 2
Fantasy in C major op.17
Clara Schumann (1819–1896):
"Er ist gekommen in Sturm und Regen" op.37/2 *
"Mit Myrten und Rosen" op.24/9 *
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Piano Quintet in E flat major op.44 +

Sviatoslav Richter - piano
Nina Dorliac - soprano *
Borodin String Quartet +

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C.Schumann, F.Mendelssohn, A.Mahler – Lieder – Christina Högman

Clara Schumann (1819-1896):
Am Strande
Sie liebten sich beide
Beim Abschied
Er ist gekommen im Sturm und Regen
Liebst du um Schönheit
Warum willst du and're fragen
Die gute Nacht, die ich dir sage
Lorelei
Geheimes Flüstern hier und dort
O Lust, o Lust
Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel (1805-1847):
Die frühen Gräber
Die Mainacht
Italien
Fichtenbaum und Palme
Verlust
Warum sind denn die Rosen so blass
Dämmerung senkte sich von oben
Nach Süden
Vorwurf
Bergeslus
Alma Mahler (1879-1964):
Licht in der Nacht
Waldseligkeit
Ansturm
Erntelied
Laue Sommernacht
Ich wandle unter Blumen
Die Erkennende
Lobgesang

Christina Högman - soprano
Roland Pöntinen - piano

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Clara Schumann – Lieder – Lan Rao

Clara Schumann (1819-1896):
Walzer
Das Veilchen
Loreley
Der Abendstern
Mein Stern
Volkslied
Die gute Nacht
Am Strande
Der Wanderer in der Sägemühle
Oh Weh des Scheidens
Der Wanderer
Beim Abschied
3 Songs from poems of Rückert, Op. 12
6 Songs, op.13
6 Lieder aus Jucunde, Op. 23

Lan Rao - soprano
Micaela Gelius - piano

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R.Schumann, C.Schumann, Brahms, Bargiel – Piano Pieces – Ira Maria Witoschynskyj

remembering Woldemar Bargiel on the anniversary of his death

(3 October 1828 – 23 February 1897)

Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Wunsch
Liederkreis, op.39 arr. by Clara Schumann
Clara Schumann (1819-1896):
"Ich hab' in deinem Auge", op.13,5 arr. by Franz Liszt
Quatre pièces fugitives, op.15
Romanze in A minor
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Menuetto I/II (Serenade op.11) arr. by Clara Schumann
Woldemar Bargiel (1828-1897):
Charakterstück op.1 no.2
Bagatelle op.4 no.2
Bagatelle op.4 no.1
Drei Fantasiestücke op.9

Ira Maria Witoschynskyj - piano

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Brahms – Sinfonia in B (orch. Trio op.8) – Joseph Swensen

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Sinfonia in B - original version of Trio op.8 - orchestrated by Joseph Swensen
Clara Schumann (1819-1896):
3 Romances op.22 - for Violin and Orchestra - orchestrated by Joseph Swensen
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Intermezzo from "F-A-E" Sonata - for Violin and Orchestra - orchestrated by Joseph Swensen
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Scherzo from "F-A-E" Sonata - for Violin and Orchestra - orchestrated by Joseph Swensen

Malmö Opera Orchestra
Joseph Swensen - violin and conductor

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Clara Schumann – Lieder – Susan Gritton, Stephan Loges

remembering Clara Schumann on the anniversary of her death

(13 September 1819 – 20 May 1896)

Clara Schumann (1819-1896):
Three Lieder from poems of Rückert, Op. 12
Six Lieder, Op .13
Six Lieder from "Jucunde", Op. 23
Walzer
Der Abendstern
Am Strande
Sie liebten sich beide, Op. 13/2
Volkslied ("Es fiel ein Feif in der Frühlingsnacht")
Ihr Bildnis ("Ich stand in dunklen Traumen"), Op. 13/1
Mein Stern ("O du mein Stern")
Oh Weh des Scheidens
Die gute Nacht
Loreley ("Ich weiss' nicht was soll es bedeuten")
Das Veilchen ("Ein Veilchen auf der Wiese stand')
Der Wanderer
Der Wanderer in der Sägemühle
Beim Abschied

Susan Gritton - soprano
Stephan Loges - baritone
Eugene Asti - piano

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Clara Schumann - Piano Concerto, Piano Trio & 3 Romances - Veronica Jochum

Clara Schumann (1819-1896):
Piano Concerto in A minor, op.7 *
Piano Trio in G minor, op.17 +
Romances for Violin and Piano, op.22 #

Veronica Jochum - piano
Joseph Silverstein - violin + #
Colin Carr - cello +
Bamberger Symphoniker *
Joseph Silverstein - conductor *

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Boulanger, Tailleferre, F.Mendelssohn, C.Schumann - Orchestral works - Falletta

Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847):
Overture
Clara Schumann (1819-1896):
Piano Concerto in A minor, op.7
Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983):
Concertino for Harp and Orchestra
Lili Boulanger (1893-1919):
D'un Soir Triste
D'un Matin de Printemps

Angela Cheng - piano
Gillian Benet - harp
The Women's Philharmonic
Jo Ann Falletta - conductor

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Schumann - Exercises, Piano Quartet, Andante and Variations - VA

Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Etudes in form of free variations on themes by Beethoven WoO 31 *
Andante and Variations in B flat major for two pianos +
Piano Quartet in C minor WoO #

Paul Badura-Skoda - piano *
Anthony & Joseph Paratore - pianos +
David Levine - piano #
Ensemble Classique Cologne #

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Clara Schumann - Piano Pieces - Boschi

Clara Schumann (1827-1896) - Piano pieces:
Three Preludes and Fuges, op.16
Three Romances, op.21
Variations on a theme by Robert Schumann, op.20
Pièce fugitive, op.15 no3.
Romance in B minor
Three Romances, op.11
Three Romances for Violin and Piano, op.22 *

Hélène Boschi - piano
Annie Jodry - violin *

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