Carnaval and Etudes Symphoniques

Album by Robert Schumann & Alfred Cortot

Carnaval and Études Symphoniques are piano cycles by Robert Schumann, composed between 1834 and 1837. Both works exemplify Romantic-era piano writing—combining character-piece forms, virtuosic demands, lyrical melodies, striking contrasts and adventurous harmonic language—and occupy an important place in Schumann's early-middle period and in the development of nineteenth-century piano repertoire.
First released: 1954

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Carnaval, op. 9: Préambule
  2. 2.
    Carnaval, op. 9: Pierrot
  3. 3.
    Carnaval, op. 9: Arlequin
  4. 4.
    Carnaval, op. 9: Valse noble
  5. 5.
    Carnaval, op. 9: Eusebius
  6. 6.
    Carnaval, op. 9: Florestan
  7. 7.
    Carnaval, op. 9: Coquette
  8. 8.
    Carnaval, op. 9: Réplique
  9. 9.
    Carnaval, op. 9: Sphinxes
  10. 10.
    Carnaval, op. 9: Papillons
  11. 11.
    Carnaval, op. 9: A.S.C.H. – S.C.H.A. (Lettres dansantes)
  12. 12.
    Carnaval, op. 9: Chiarina
  13. 13.
    Carnaval, op. 9: Chopin
  14. 14.
    Carnaval, op. 9: Estrella
  15. 15.
    Carnaval, op. 9: Reconnaisance
  16. 16.
    Carnaval, op. 9: Pantalon et Colombine
  17. 17.
    Carnaval, op. 9: Valse allemande
  18. 18.
    Carnaval, op. 9: Intermezzo: Paganini
  19. 19.
    Carnaval, op. 9: Aveu
  20. 20.
    Carnaval, op. 9: Promenade
  21. 21.
    Carnaval, op. 9: Pause
  22. 22.
    Carnaval, op. 9: Marche des “Davidsbündler” contre les Philistins
  23. 23.
    Études symphoniques, op. 13: Théme
  24. 24.
    Études symphoniques, op. 13: Études nos. 1 to 12
  25. 25.
    Études symphoniques, op. 13: Appendix (Variations nos. 1 to 5)

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