Description
Robert Schumann - Piano Sonatas No 1 in F sharp minor, Op 11; No 3 in F minor, Op 14 - Nikolai Demidenko / Helios Audio CD 2008 / CDH55300
UPC 034571153001
The Piano Sonata No. 1 in F♯ minor, Op. 11, was composed by Robert Schumann from 1833 to 1835. He published it anonymously as "Pianoforte Sonata, dedicated to Clara by Florestan and Eusebius".
Eric Frederick Jensen describes the sonata as 'the most unconventional and the most intriguing' of Schumann's piano sonatas due to its unusual structure. The Aria is based on his earlier Lied setting, "An Anna" or "Nicht im Thale". Schumann later told his wife, Clara, that the sonata was "a solitary outcry for you from my heart ... in which your theme appears in every possible shape".
The four movements are as follows:
- Un poco adagio - Allegro vivace (F♯ minor)
- Aria: Senza passione, ma espressivo (A major)
- Scherzo: Allegrissimo (F♯ minor) – Intermezzo: Lento. Alla burla, ma pomposo (D major) – Tempo I
- Finale: Allegro un poco maestoso (F♯ minor, ending in the tonic major)
The Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 14, called "Concerto for piano without orchestra" was composed by Robert Schumann in 1836 and dedicated to Ignaz Moscheles, to whom in a letter he comments "what crazy inspirations one can have". Liszt believed that the work was rich and powerful. In 1853 Schumann revised the work and added a Scherzo as a second movement, which the performer could choose to play, or not play. In 1861 it was released into the hands of his student Johannes Brahms.
Nikolai Demidenko (born 1 July 1955, Anisimovo) is a Russian-born classical pianist.
| Label: | Helios – CDH55300 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | UK |
| Released: |
Apr 2008 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Romantic |
Tracklist:
| Piano Sonata No 1 In F Sharp Minor, Op 11 | (34:13) | ||
| 1 | Introduzione: Un Poco Adagio - Allegro Vivace | 13:55 | |
| 2 | Aria | 3:23 | |
| 3 | Scherzo E Intermezzo: Allegrissimo - Lento | 5:12 | |
| 4 | Allegro Un Poco Maestoso | 11:41 | |
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Piano Sonata No 3 In F Minor, Op 14 |
(32:59) |
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| 5 | Allegro (1853) | 7:23 | |
| 6 | Scherzo E Trio: Vivacissimo (1836) | 2:40 | |
| 7 | Quasi Variazioni: Andantino De Clara Wieck (1853) | 1:08 | |
| 8 | Variation 1 (1853) | 0:59 | |
| 9 | Variation A (1836) | 1:05 | |
| 10 | Variation 3: Passionato (1853) | 0:51 | |
| 11 | Variation 2 (1853) | 2:05 | |
| 12 | Variation 4 (1853) | 4:01 | |
| 13 | Scherzo: Molto Commodo (1853) | 5:57 | |
| 14 | Prestissimo Possibile (1853) | 6:45 |
- Composed By – Robert Schumann
- Composed By [Theme] – Clara Wieck (tracks: 7 to 12)
- Engineer [Recording] – Ken Blair
- Executive-Producer – Joanna Gamble, Nick Flower
- Liner Notes [English] – Misha Donat
- Liner Notes [French Translation] – Hyperion (16)
- Liner Notes [German Translation] – Ute Mansfeldt
- Painting [Front Illustration] – Narcisse-Virgilio Diaz de la Peña
- Piano [Steinway & Sons] – Nikolai Demidenko
- Producer [Recording] – Erik Smith
