Es war einmal… (Once Upon a Time…) - Märchenerzählungen | Fairy Tales by Robert Schumann & Jörg Widmann
12/22/2017, 16 Tracks, 1:10:27
Featuring
Tabea Zimmermann
Jörg Widmann
Dénes Várjon
Robert Schumann
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Performer Biography
Dénes Várjon, the pianist on this album, won first prize at the Géza Anda Competition in Zurich.
Performer Biography
Tabea Zimmermann, the violist on this album, received her first viola lessons at the age of three.
Composition History
Robert Schumann's "Märchenerzählungen" (Fairy Tales) was his last published chamber music contribution during his lifetime.
Recording & Production
Jörg Widmann's "Es war einmal…" on this album is a world premiere recording.
Album & Artwork
The cover illustration, "No sooner had he.." by Kay Nielsen, and other illustrations in the booklet are from the 1914 book "East of the Sun and West of the Moon."
Performer Biography
Jörg Widmann, the clarinetist and composer on this album, is also the Principal Conductor of the Irish Chamber Orchestra.
Recording & Production
The piano used for this recording is a Steinway & Sons D-274.
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