Kreisleriana / Novelettes op.21 nos.1&8

Album by Robert Schumann & Youri Egorov

This release presents a pairing of two solo piano works by Robert Schumann, both composed in 1838. The music exemplifies Schumann's Romantic piano language, combining lyrical, introspective passages with agitated, virtuosic figurations and contrasting character sketches that reflect his literary influences, and it occupies a central place in his early mature output as he refined the character-piece format for the instrument.

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Kreisleriana, Op.16: Ausserst bewegt
    2:29
  2. 2.
    Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch
    10:15
  3. 3.
    Sehr aufgeregt
    4:42
  4. 4.
    Sehr langsam
    3:48
  5. 5.
    Sehr lebhaft
    3:25
  6. 6.
    Sehr langsam
    4:12
  7. 7.
    Sehr rasch
    2:14
  8. 8.
    Schnell und spielend
    3:58
  9. 9.
    Novelette, op.21, nr.1: F-dur
    5:59
  10. 10.
    Novelette, op.21, nr.8: fis-moll
    12:56
  11. 11.
    Papillons, Op.2
    14:54

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