Description
Schumann - Carnaval; Humoreske - Vladimir Ashkenazy / Decca Audio CD 1988 / 421 010-2
UPC 028942101029
Carnaval, Op. 9, is a work by Robert Schumann for piano solo, written in 1834–1835 and subtitled Scènes mignonnes sur quatre notes (Little Scenes on Four Notes). It consists of 21 short pieces representing masked revelers at Carnival, a festival before Lent. Schumann gives musical expression to himself, his friends and colleagues, and characters from improvised Italian comedy (commedia dell'arte). He dedicated the work to the violinist Karol Lipiński.
| Label: | Decca – 421 010-2 |
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| Format: |
CD
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| Country: | West Germany |
| Released: |
1988 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Romantic |
Tracklist:
| Carnaval,Op. 9 (Scènes mignonnes sur quatre notes) | (29:35) | ||
| 1 | Préambule | 2:13 | |
| 2 | Pierrot.Arlequin.Valse noble | 5:02 | |
| 3 | Eusebius.Florestan | 2:35 | |
| 4 | Coquette.Réplique.Papillons | 2:50 | |
| 5 | ASCH-SCHA (Lettres dansantes)Chiarina.Chopin.Estrella | 4:26 | |
| 6 | Reconnaissance.Pantalon et Colombine | 2:32 | |
| 7 | Valse allemande.Paganini.Aveu.Promenade | 6:08 | |
| 8 | Pause.Marche des Davidsbündler contre les Philistins | 3:49 | |
|
Humoreske, Op. 20 in B flat |
(25:28) |
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| 9 | Einfach - Sehr rasch und leicht | 5:26 | |
| 10 | Hastig - Nach und nach immer lebhafter und stärker | 4:31 | |
| 11 | Einfach und zart - Intermezzo | 4:27 | |
| 12 | Innig | 1:57 | |
| 13 | Sehr lebhaft - Mit einigen Pomp | 3:11 | |
| 14 | Zum Beschluss | 5:56 | |
| 15 | Novelette Op. 21 No. 1in F major | 4:52 | |
| 16 | Novelette Op. 21 No. 2 in D major | 5:44 |
- Art Direction – Jo Barber
- Engineer – Colin Moorfoot
- Liner Notes – Jeremy Siepmann
- Piano – Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Producer – Andrew Cornall
