Cat No:
FHR098
Release Date: 03 September 2021
Label: First Hand Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5060216342498
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Description
'Illuminating the life of Clara Schumann, a unique woman artist in the 19th Century'
The artists on this recording, Porter and McNaught, commissioned the English composer Sally Beamish and Scottish author Janice Galloway a work to pair with Robert Schumann's Frauenliebe und -Leben so they could be sung together in recital. Robert Schumann's song cycle is such a famous work, most singers and pianists will tackle it at some point in their careers – they are the most beautiful songs. Inspired by Frauenliebe und -Leben, Beamish and Galloway created Clara, a wonderful work in which Clara Schumann's life unfolds in a soliloquy brimming with drama and heart stopping tenderness. From a childhood controlled by a dictatorial father, Clara went on to marry Robert.
Robert Schumann was a troubled man of genius whose suicide attempt led to his early death in an asylum which could offer little hope. Left to pick up the pieces, Clara, who bore him 8 children, became the foremost piano virtuosos of her time and outlived him by 40 years.
Also included in this recording are some of Clara Schumann's greatest songs, a perfect opening to this brilliantly concepted album.
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Tracklisting
- 1. Clara Schumann: 3 Lieder
- 2. Op. 12 No. 3. Warum Willst Du And’re Fragen?
- 3. Clara Schumann: 3 Lieder
- 4. Op. 12 No. 2. Liebst Du Um Schönheit
- 5. Clara Schumann: Mein Stern!
- 6. Clara Schumann: 6 Lieder
- 7. Op. 13: No. 2. Sie Liebten Sich Beide
- 8. Sally Beamish: Clara
- 9. Robert Schumann: Frauenliebe Und -Leben
- 10. Op. 42 I. Seit Ich Ihn Gesehen
- 11. Frauenliebe Und -Leben
- 12. Op. 42 II. Er
- 13. Der Herrlichste Von Allen . Frauenliebe Und -Leben
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