Playing and recording the Schumann Sonatas is one of my most
personal projects to date. Schumann's music has always compelled me as a
musician and a listener for as long as I can remember. Schumann's music is the
most human with its viscerally haunting, obsessive, tender, and vulnerable
extremes. One can connect a lifetime of experiences (birth, love, hate, death)
into every phrase of his music. These disparate experiences are tied together
into one life (one phrase, one movement, one sonata) in Schumann's music. A
single phrase is like a poignant memory that returns and with each visit is
reborn more vividly, more passionately, more tenderly than before.
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Robert Schumann
Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano in A minor, Op. 105 Play
Recorded on 05/27/2005, uploaded on 02/12/2009
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Playing and recording the Schumann Sonatas is one of my most personal projects to date. Schumann's music has always compelled me as a musician and a listener for as long as I can remember. Schumann's music is the most human with its viscerally haunting, obsessive, tender, and vulnerable extremes. One can connect a lifetime of experiences (birth, love, hate, death) into every phrase of his music. These disparate experiences are tied together into one life (one phrase, one movement, one sonata) in Schumann's music. A single phrase is like a poignant memory that returns and with each visit is reborn more vividly, more passionately, more tenderly than before.
Jennifer Koh
More music by Robert Schumann
Träumerei (Dreaming), from Kinderszenen Op.15
Maerchenbilder for viola and piano - I mov, op.113
Marchenbilder for viola and piano, Op. 113
Fantasie in C Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 131
Carnaval, Op. 9
Toccata in C Major, Op. 7
Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano in A minor, Op. 105
Adagio and Allegro for Viola and Piano, Op. 70
Papillons in C-sharp Major, Op. 2
Dritte Sonate für Klavier und Violine op. post.
Performances by same musician(s)
Fantasie in C Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 131
Two Portraits, Op. 5, No. 1 "Idealistic" Andante sostenuto
Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35
Chaconne in g minor for Solo Violin, Op. 117, No. 4
Violin Concerto No. 2, H. 293
Two Portraits, Op. 5, No. 2 "Distorted" Presto
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Cedille Records is the recording label of The Chicago Classical Recording Foundation, a publicly-supported, not-for-profit, organization devoted to promoting the finest musicians, ensembles, and composers in the Chicago area by producing and releasing their efforts on audiophile-quality recordings. The recordings and their promotion are designed to stimulate interest in these performers and composers and bring their artistry to a wider audience. Cedille Records is also dedicated to promoting interest in neglected areas of the classical repertory by presenting masterpieces that have been overlooked by other recording companies.