Midori - Schumann: Violin Concerto & Works for Violin and Piano by Clara and Robert Schumann - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

BEETHOVAN Sonatas for Piano and Violin - Midori teams up with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet for Beethoven Sonatas. InchSonatas are really musical conversations between two artists. Melodies are traded back and forth. Timing is critical. There is no room for error in the absence of a large orchestra. Truly they are performances without a net. Midori and Thibaudet proved a deft pair. Inch Album Tracks 1. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12, No. 1 I. Allegro con brio 2. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12, No. 1 II.Tema con variazioni (Andante con moto) 3. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12, No. 1 II.Tema con variazioni (Andante con moto) - Variation I 4. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12, No. 1 II.Tema con variazioni (Andante con moto) - Variation II 5. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12, No. 1 II.Tema con variazioni (Andante con moto) - Variation III 6. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12, No. 1 II.Tema con variazioni (Andante con moto) - Variation IV 7. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12, No. 1 III. Rondo (Allegro) 8. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12, No. 2 I. Allegro vivace 9. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12, No. 2 II. Andante più tosto Allegretto 10. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12, No. 2 III. Allegro piacevole 11. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12, No. 3 I. Allegro con spirito 12. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12, No. 3 II. Adagio con molt'espressione 13. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12, No. 3 III. Rondo (Allegro molto) 14. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23 I. Presto 15. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23 II. Andante scherzoso

When listening to this new CD it is difficult to comprehend why the music world had a negative opinion of Robert Schumann's works for violin and orchestra for so long. Baiba Skride now offers a performer's perspective on Schumann's violin oeuvre by recording not just the Violin Concerto in D Minor but also the Phantasy in C Major op. 131 and the Violin Concerto in a Minor op. 129. The last of these is an arrangement for violin of Schumann's Cello Concerto that the composer made for Joachim. Album Tracks 1. In Kräftigem, Nicht Zu Schnellem Tempo 2. Langsam 3. Lebhaft, Doch Nicht Zu Schnell 4. Fantasy in C Major, Op. 131 5. Nicht Zu Schnell 6. Langsam 7. Sehr Lebhaft

When one thinks of Schumann, his piano works and Lieder come to mind, as well as the Piano and Cello Concertos and his symphonies. His chamber music has received rather less attention, although he showed himself particularly interested in experimentation in these works, both with regard to form and to instrumentation. With the present recording, OehmsClassics is proud to present a production with the young, up-and-coming violinist Iskandar Widjaja and the designated Principal Conductor of the Berlin Konzerthaus Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach. Iskandar Widjaja is considered one of the most interesting violinists of the younger generation. The Inchversatility of his style, his musical presentation with highly varied tonal nuances and facets together with a flawless technique and enormous charismaInch (Mo. C. Eschenbach) are praised by colleagues as well as the media. Iskandar Widjaja plays the Stradivari InchWillemotteInch of 1734, on kind loan from Florian Leonhard, London, as well as a Stradivari replica by Scott Cao built in 2013. Album Tracks 1. Violin Sonata No. 2 2. Op. 121 3. Phantasie for Violin & Orchestra 4. Op. 131 5. Applause