Milana Chernyavska - Schumann: His Imaginary World (2011)
BAND/ARTIST: Milana Chernyavska
- Title: Schumann: His Imaginary World
- Year Of Release: 2011
- Label: Divox
- Genre: Classical Piano
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
- Total Time: 01:08:46
- Total Size: 218 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: I. Allegro
02. Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: II. Romanze
03. Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: III. Scherzino
04. Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: IV. Intermezzo
05. Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: V. Finale
06. Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: No. 1, Von fremden Landern und Menschen (of Foreign Lands and People)
07. Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: No. 2, Curiose Geschichte (a Strange Story)
08. Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: No. 3, Hasche-Mann (Catch-as-catch-can)
09. Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: No. 4, Bittendes Kind (Pleading Child)
10. Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: No. 5, Gluckes genug (Happy Enough)
11. Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: No. 6, Wichtige Begebenheit (an Important Event)
12. Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: No. 7, Träumerei (Dreaming)
13. Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: No. 8, Am Camin (By the Fire-side)
14. Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: No. 9, Ritter vom Steckenpferd (Knight of the Hobb y-horse)
15. Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: No. 10, Fast zu ernst (Almost Too Serious)
16. Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: No. 11, Furchtenmachen (Frightening)
17. Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: No. 12, Kind im Einschlummern (Child Falling Asleep)
18. Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: No. 13, Der Dichter spricht (the Poet Speaks)
19. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 1, Preambule
20. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 2, Pierrot
21. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 3, Arlequin
22. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 4, Valse noble
23. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 5, Eusebius
24. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 6, Florestan
25. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 7, Coquette
26. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 8, Replique
27. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 9, Papillons
28. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 10, ASCH - SCHA (Lettres dansantes)
29. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 11, Chiarina
30. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 12, Chopin
31. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 13, Estrella
32. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 14, Reconnaissance
33. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 15, Pantalon et Colombine
34. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 16, Valse allemande
35. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 17, Intermezzo. Paganini
36. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 18, Aveu
37. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 19, Promenade
38. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 20, Pause
39. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 21, Marche des Davidsbundler contre les Philistins
Ukrainian pianist Milana Chernyavska has been known mostly as an accompanist, and perhaps that background shows in her solo performances of some familiar Robert Schumann sets of character pieces here. She makes comparatively little use of tempo rubato, and there's not a great sense of interiority in her playing nor really of the "imaginary world" promised in the album title. On the plus side, she has a lot of power, and in the muscular, public style of Carnaval, Op. 9, with its little musical puzzles, her sharp, blocky contrasts among the work's portraits are very effective, and the final Marche des Davidsbündler contra les Philistins (track 28) wraps up the program with a flourish as the fantastic element takes care of itself. The plain treatment of tempo may be a matter of taste, for the listener who wants highly individual treatments has plenty of other places to go. But sample some of the familiar pieces from Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (Scenes of Childhood), to see whether you're comfortable with the circumspect readings; this is one of the less dreamlike Träumerei versions on the market. But for some listeners the straightforwardness could be a "just give me the music" corrective to the general tendency to interpose another strong personality between Schumann and the listener. Note that the track listing for Carnaval, which omits the "Intermezzo: Paganini" movement leading into "Aveu" (track 35), is incorrect; there are 39 tracks in all, not 38.
01. Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: I. Allegro
02. Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: II. Romanze
03. Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: III. Scherzino
04. Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: IV. Intermezzo
05. Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: V. Finale
06. Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: No. 1, Von fremden Landern und Menschen (of Foreign Lands and People)
07. Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: No. 2, Curiose Geschichte (a Strange Story)
08. Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: No. 3, Hasche-Mann (Catch-as-catch-can)
09. Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: No. 4, Bittendes Kind (Pleading Child)
10. Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: No. 5, Gluckes genug (Happy Enough)
11. Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: No. 6, Wichtige Begebenheit (an Important Event)
12. Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: No. 7, Träumerei (Dreaming)
13. Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: No. 8, Am Camin (By the Fire-side)
14. Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: No. 9, Ritter vom Steckenpferd (Knight of the Hobb y-horse)
15. Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: No. 10, Fast zu ernst (Almost Too Serious)
16. Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: No. 11, Furchtenmachen (Frightening)
17. Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: No. 12, Kind im Einschlummern (Child Falling Asleep)
18. Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: No. 13, Der Dichter spricht (the Poet Speaks)
19. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 1, Preambule
20. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 2, Pierrot
21. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 3, Arlequin
22. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 4, Valse noble
23. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 5, Eusebius
24. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 6, Florestan
25. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 7, Coquette
26. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 8, Replique
27. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 9, Papillons
28. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 10, ASCH - SCHA (Lettres dansantes)
29. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 11, Chiarina
30. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 12, Chopin
31. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 13, Estrella
32. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 14, Reconnaissance
33. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 15, Pantalon et Colombine
34. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 16, Valse allemande
35. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 17, Intermezzo. Paganini
36. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 18, Aveu
37. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 19, Promenade
38. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 20, Pause
39. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 21, Marche des Davidsbundler contre les Philistins
Ukrainian pianist Milana Chernyavska has been known mostly as an accompanist, and perhaps that background shows in her solo performances of some familiar Robert Schumann sets of character pieces here. She makes comparatively little use of tempo rubato, and there's not a great sense of interiority in her playing nor really of the "imaginary world" promised in the album title. On the plus side, she has a lot of power, and in the muscular, public style of Carnaval, Op. 9, with its little musical puzzles, her sharp, blocky contrasts among the work's portraits are very effective, and the final Marche des Davidsbündler contra les Philistins (track 28) wraps up the program with a flourish as the fantastic element takes care of itself. The plain treatment of tempo may be a matter of taste, for the listener who wants highly individual treatments has plenty of other places to go. But sample some of the familiar pieces from Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (Scenes of Childhood), to see whether you're comfortable with the circumspect readings; this is one of the less dreamlike Träumerei versions on the market. But for some listeners the straightforwardness could be a "just give me the music" corrective to the general tendency to interpose another strong personality between Schumann and the listener. Note that the track listing for Carnaval, which omits the "Intermezzo: Paganini" movement leading into "Aveu" (track 35), is incorrect; there are 39 tracks in all, not 38.
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