IDAGIO | A Poet's Love, Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet - Schumann: Dichterliebe 3149020941713

Featuring

Timothy Ridout
Frank Dupree
Sergei Prokofiev
Robert Schumann

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Notable Performances

The premiere of Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet" ballet did not take place in Russia, but in Brno, the capital of Moravia, in December 1938.

Performer Biography

Timothy Ridout, the violist on this album, was selected as a BBC New Generation Artist in 2019 and awarded a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship.

Composition History

Sergei Prokofiev's ballet "Romeo and Juliet" was initially delayed because dancers found its rhythms too complex to dance, and later due to political purges.

Interpretation

Timothy Ridout's transcription of Schumann's "Dichterliebe" for viola aims to emulate the human voice, finding deep sounds for low vocal parts and lighter sounds for tender ones.

Performer Biography

Frank Dupree, the pianist, was initially trained as a jazz percussionist before focusing on the piano repertoire.

Instruments

Timothy Ridout plays a viola made by Peregrino di Zanetto between approximately 1565 and 1575, on loan from a patron of Beare's International Violin Society.

Composer Biography

Robert Schumann composed around 140 songs in 1840, a period he called his "Liederjahr" (Song Year), driven by his love for Clara Wieck and the need for reliable income.