Pollini schumann kreisleriana pdf

Authoritative, confident, certain, it gives a logic and inevitability to one of schumanns most disturbing works that the composer himself would have envied. The result is a transparent, and at the same time colourful, portrait of musical romanticism. Sheet music and recordings of thousands of piano pieces by robert schumann and many other famous composers to view in your digital device, print out or listen to. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and. Maurizio pollini, one of the most celebrated living pianists, came to orchestra. Instantly view and print robert schumann piano sheet music online schumann. Schumann kreisleriana, fantasy c major bmg8287659412 ds. Music profile for maurizio pollini, born 5 january 1942. Before tackling these pieces, try chopins ballade before trying these two pieces. Pdf antonio rostagno kreisleriana di robert schumann.

Ostensibly, it offered eight vignettes depicting the life of kapellmeister johannes kreisler, a halfcrazed composerconductor created by the popular poet eta hoffman in a fictional series of zany short stories. Subscribe to pollini newsletter to get free shipping on your next order. It is generally described as one of schumanns greatest works for solo piano, and is one of the central works of the early romantic period. Kreisleriana in the 1 st movement, schumann begins with a highly agitated primary subject of power, speed and wild desperation based on ascending triplets. She moves the poetic elements close to the nature of the language, creating clear and vivid contours within the complex routes of schumanns music. Schumann often referred to kreisleriana as his favorite among his own works. In the interlude, eusebius takes the uppervoice melody while florestan churns out the energy from the lower voices. Nevertheless, there have been comparatively few recent studies. It was revised prior to publication in 1839, when it was dedicated to franz liszt.

Maurizio pollini schumann box set maurizio pollini artist format. It is often called by the italian version, fantasia. Pollini, never one to play the dreamy daniel in schumann, may seem plain or his stance over objective to some, but i would defend him to the death. The differences between the f minor sonata in its concert sans orchestre estate a title originally demanded by. Schumann was infatuated with clara wieck, the budding pianist and composer, 10 years his junior. Before the preludes came schumann the arabeske, op 18, its inner lines revoiced as if the music were being performed for the very first time, and a rather straitlaced account of kreisleriana. Pollinis concert sans orchestre and allegro in b minor are second.

The box contains the previously unreleased recording of the concerto n. His 1969 kreisleriana recording remains a point of reference for superbly delineated and infinitely varied textures, perfectly gauged shifts of. The composers kreisleriana offers many more contrasts of mood over. Pollini revisits his successes with schumann, chopin. Germany 1810 1856 542 sheet music 240 mp3 140 midi. Schumann, robert robert schumann 8 june 1810 29 july 1856 alternative namestransliterations. Reyes proves equally at home with schumann on many levels. He formally dedicated the piece to his friend chopin. For chopins piece, there are many technical and emotional hurdles to surmount. German composer robert schumann described his kreisleriana 1838 in the following. My first exposure to kreisleriana was via the 1985 horowitz recording, which many had raved about. Schumann kreisleriana gesange fruhe allegro in b minor music. Schumann etudes symphoniques kinderszenen kreisleriana.

Robert schumanns mercurial creative voice found an interpretive soulmate in vladimir horowitz, whose own highstrung temperament and bel canto lyrical bent are nothing if not, well, schumannesque. I wasnt particularly impressed by the piece, but i went ahead and purchased the pollini recording based purely on past experience with pollini and schumann. On the contrary, he is impassioned, poetic, sometimes almost violent a quality apt to parts of kreisleriana yet always airborne, and read more everything has been. The work was dedicated to frederic chopin, but when a copy was sent to the polish composer, he commented favorably only on the design of the title page. Despite close microphone placement, reyess fullbodied, colourful sonority, effortless technical apparatus, keen contrapuntal prowess and innate grasp of schumanns mercurial idiom do rewarding justice to these three oftrecorded works, once you accept the pianists relatively. Schoenberg, schumann piano concertos pollini download. Bo alphonce provides an insightful account of kreislerianas reckless counterpoint, a topic for this paper as well. B oth of maurizio pollinis recitals this season in london have included schumann the davidsbundlertanze and the f minor sonata last autumn, the early allegro op 8.

Maurizio pollinis first solo schumann release in many a moon offers the third sonata, better known as the concerto without orchestra, in its rarely heard, threemovement first edition actually its rarely heard in any edition. I kreisleriana di robert schumann sono una suite di otto fantasie per pianoforte. Over the next four weeks, author john macauslan, author of schumanns music and e. Pollinis kreisleriana is best described with an adjective much applied to his early recordings magisterial. On the contrary, he is impassioned, poetic, sometimes almost violent a read more quality apt to parts of kreisleriana yet always airborne, and everything has been. Hoffmanns fiction, will explore why music is important. To celebrate the 75th pollinis birthday, deutsche grammophon will release an amazing 55cd limited edition boxset at special price. In the seven years before his marriage to clara wieck in 1840, schumann wrote some of his bestloved keyboard works, including the first and second piano sonatas, kreisleriana, the cmajor fantasy, and kinderszenen scenes from childhood. Schumann wanted to dedicate kreisleriana to clara wieck, soon to be his betrothed, but clara, fearing the wrath of. It is gloriously tuneful and full of schumannesque humor, wit and downright beauty. An analysis of schumanns kreisleriana i and ii, with recommendations for piano practice article pdf available january 2007 with 1,144 reads how we measure reads. July 29, 1856, endenich near bonn, germany the artist.

A very dramatic work, it is considered to be one of schumann s finest compositions. It was written in only four days in april 1838 and a revised version appeared in 1850. Robert alexander schumann june 8, 1810 july 29, 1856 was a german composer and pianist in the romantic period of classical music. But how connected i couldnt believe the connection was primarily about programmes.