Schumann, Vol. 2: Fantasie, Papillons & Impromptus on a Theme by Clara Schumann
1/6/2017, 16 Tracks, 1:09:19
Featuring
Daniel Levy
Robert Schumann
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Performer Biography
Pianist Daniel Levy has devoted his life and career to studying the piano works, chamber music with piano, lieder, and works for piano and orchestra of Robert Schumann, the composer featured on this album.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Robert Schumann, the composer, believed that an idea often takes shape alongside musical fantasy, where the eye, as an active organ, helps develop sounds into clear shapes.
Composition History
Robert Schumann's Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17, was originally conceived as 'a long-drawn-out cry of love' for Clara Schumann, his wife and a renowned pianist.
Performer Biography
Daniel Levy, the pianist on this album, has collaborated with notable musicians such as Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, a baritone and conductor, and Wolfgang Holzmair, an Austrian baritone.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at Rosslyn Hill Chapel in London, UK, with Silvia and Giovanni Melloncelli as the recording engineers.
Composition History
Robert Schumann's Papillons, Op. 2, and Abegg Variations, Op. 1, were composed in September 1831 and April 1832, respectively, demonstrating his creative imagination and awareness of forms.
Critical Reception
Daniel Levy's interpretation of Schumann's Piano Concerto was reviewed by Julian Haylock in BBC Music Magazine as 'An all-time great recording...lovingly phrased and exultantly voiced'.
