| Label: Hyperion
Catalog: CDA68030
Format: CD Marc-André Hamelin (piano)
1 of 32 Janácek: On The Overgrown Path - Book 1 #01 Our Evenings
2 of 32 Janácek: On The Overgrown Path - Book 1 #02 A Blown-Away Leaf
3 of 32 Janácek: On The Overgrown Path - Book 1 #03 Come With Us!
4 of 32 Janácek: On The Overgrown Path - Book 1 #04 The Frýdek Madonna
5 of 32 Janácek: On The Overgrown Path - Book 1 #05 They Chattered Like Swallows
6 of 32 Janácek: On The Overgrown Path - Book 1 #06 Words Fail!
7 of 32 Janácek: On The Overgrown Path - Book 1 #07 Good Night!
8 of 32 Janácek: On The Overgrown Path - Book 1 #08 Unutterable Anguish
9 of 32 Janácek: On The Overgrown Path - Book 1 #09 In Tears
10 of 32 Janácek: On The Overgrown Path - Book 1 #10 The Barn Owl Has Not Flown Away!
11 of 32 Schumann: Waldszenen, Op. 82 - #1 Eintritt
12 of 32 Schumann: Waldszenen, Op. 82 - #2 Jäger Auf Der Lauer
13 of 32 Schumann: Waldszenen, Op. 82 - #3 Einsame Blumen
14 of 32 Schumann: Waldszenen, Op. 82 - #4 Verrufene Stelle
15 of 32 Schumann: Waldszenen, Op. 82 - #5 Freundliche Landschaft
16 of 32 Schumann: Waldszenen, Op. 82 - #6 Herberge 412 kbps
17 of 32 Schumann: Waldszenen, Op. 82 - #7 Vogel als Prophet
18 of 32 Schumann: Waldszenen, Op. 82 - #8 Jagdlied
19 of 32 Schumann: Waldszenen, Op. 82 - #9 Abschied
20 of 32 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - #01 Von Fremden Ländern & Menschen
21 of 32 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - #02 Kuriose Geschichte
22 of 32 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - #03 Hasche-Mann
23 of 32 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - #04 Bittendes Kind
24 of 32 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - #05 Glückes Genug
25 of 32 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - #06 Wichtige Begebenheit
26 of 32 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - #07 Träumerei
27 of 32 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - #08 Am Kamin
28 of 32 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - #09 Ritter Vom Steckenpferd
29 of 32 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - #10 Fast Zu Ernst
30 of 32 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - #11 Fürchtenmachen
31 of 32 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - #12 Kind Im Einschlummern
32 of 32 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - #13 Der Dichter Spricht
Marc-André Hamelin presents a fascinating juxtaposition of two composers who are not obviously musically related, but who are proved on this album to be a felicitous combination.
Schumann’s Kinderszenen is a masterpiece and a staple of the concert repertoire. Each piece is as deftly and exquisitely crafted as anything in his more outwardly sophisticated mode. Waldszenen is another collection of miniatures, and Schumann’s last major cycle for solo piano. This deeply Romantic work is no objective foray into the woods, but a very personal reaction to an imagined landscape. Over half a century separates Waldszenen from the first book of Janácek’s On the overgrown path. Janácek's subject matter is darker and the piano writing is more treacherous, but the result is one of the composer's most profound and disturbing compositions. |
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Price: $22.98