Schumann: Arabeske; Papillons; Sinfonische Etüden - Vladimir Ashkenazy / Decca Audio CD 1987 / 414 474-2
UPC 028941447425
Robert Schumann wrote his Arabeske in C major, Op. 18 in 1839 when he was 29 years old, dedicating it to Frau Majorin Friederike Serre auf Maxen, to whom he also dedicated his Blumenstück in D-flat, Op. 19. In the autumn of 1838 Schumann had left Leipzig for Vienna. His relationship with Clara Wieck had reached a point of no return, as her father vehemently opposed anything that might interfere with his daughter's career as a pianist and strongly disapproved of Schumann as a possible son-in-law. Geographically yet not emotionally detached from Clara, he was able to communicate with her only through letters and in his own music. This has been proposed as an explanation for this work, which alternates passages of wistful longing with more robust, declamatory episodes.
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Decca – 414 474-2 |
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| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: |
UK |
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Released:
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1987 |
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| Genre: |
Classical |
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| Style: |
Romantic |
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Tracklist:
| 1 |
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Arabeske |
6:29 |
| 2 |
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Papillons |
15:13 |
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Sinfonische Etüden
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| 9 |
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Etüde III (Anhang) |
1:05 |
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| 15 |
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Etüde IV (Anhang) |
2:39 |
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- Art Direction – Jo Barber
- Composed By – Robert Schumann
- Engineer [Recording] – Colin Moorfoot
- Liner Notes – Jeremy Siepmann
- Photography By [Cover Photo] – Iain McKell
- Piano – Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Producer – Andrew Cornall
