Robert Schumann's Davidsbündlertänze Op.6 was inspired by his love for pianist and composer Clara Wieck, who later became his wife against her father's wishes.
Composer Biography
Jean-Philippe Rameau and Robert Schumann, the composers on this album, were both more respected as theoreticians than as composers during their lifetimes.
Interpretation
The performer, Marcin Fleszar, chose to play Rameau's harpsichord works on the piano to discover new possibilities and bring out different colors and a cantabile quality.
Composer Biography
Schumann used the names Florestan and Eusebius, which represented his contrasting personality traits in his music, as pseudonyms for his work as a journalist and reviewer.
Compositional Technique
Rameau's harpsichord pieces, like those on this album, used arpeggio chords, cadenzas, and ornamentations that gave a feeling of improvisation and anticipated the pianoforte style.
Compositional Technique
In Davidsbündlertänze Op.6, Schumann used two imaginary characters, Florestan and Eusebius, to represent the duality of his own character, with Florestan being explosive and Eusebius gentle.
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