Raphael Wallfisch, Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim, Niklas Willen - Schumann: Cello Concerto and Works for Cello & Piano (2014)
- Title: Schumann: Cello Concerto and Works for Cello & Piano
- Year Of Release: 2014
- Label: Nimbus Records
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
- Total Time: 01:15:10
- Total Size: 286 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Concerto in A Minor for Cello & String Orchestra, Op. 129: I. Nicht zu schnell
02. Concerto in A Minor for Cello & String Orchestra, Op. 129: II. Langsam - Etwas lebhafter - Tempo 1
03. Concerto in A Minor for Cello & String Orchestra, Op. 129: III. Sehr lebhaft - Schneller
04. Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102: I. Vanitas vanitatum Mit Humor
05. Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102: II. Langsam
06. Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102: III. Nicht Schnell, mit viel Ton zu spielen
07. Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102: IV. Nicht zu rasch
08. Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102: V. Stark und markirt
09. Romanzen, Op. 94: I. Nicht schnell
10. Romanzen, Op. 94: II. Einfach, innig
11. Romanzen, Op. 94 III. Nicht schnell
12. Phantasiestücke, Op. 73: I. Zart und mit Ausdruck
13. Phantasiestücke, Op. 73: II. Lebhaft, leicht
14. Phantasiestücke, Op. 73 III. Rasch und mit Feuer - Schneller
15. Adagio und Allegro, Op. 70
16. Liederkreis, Op. 39: No. 5 Mondnacht
17. Liederkreis, Op. 39: No. 12 Frühlingsnacht
The latest work on this CD is the Cello Concerto in A minor from 1850. In the worrying years leading to the composer’s death he was having trouble getting works published but a welcome approach came in 1853 from the publishing house Breitkopf with a fee of 20 Louis d’or for a few of Schumann’s latest pieces, including the cello concerto which they particularly liked. The composer tantalizingly offered them a version with string quintet, and a piano reduction along with a full orchestral score, but the last two never materialized. Raphael Wallfisch was inspired by this intriguing concept and he asked the distinguished Swiss composer Arthur Lilienthal to adapt the full score for strings. The result, heard on this recording, and which Raphael has performed many times in concert, lends fresh clarity and lightness to the texture, allowing the soloist even more freedom, especially at the low dynamic levels the composer calls for. Raphael has played it with very small orchestras, often without conductor, which emphasizes even more the pure chamber qualities of this wonderful work.
With that in mind it seemed highly appropriate to place the concerto in the context of Schumann’s other works for cello (the Stücke im Volkston), together with the exquisite pieces written for single instrument and piano; ‘songs without words’ in the vein of his friend Felix Mendelssohn.
01. Concerto in A Minor for Cello & String Orchestra, Op. 129: I. Nicht zu schnell
02. Concerto in A Minor for Cello & String Orchestra, Op. 129: II. Langsam - Etwas lebhafter - Tempo 1
03. Concerto in A Minor for Cello & String Orchestra, Op. 129: III. Sehr lebhaft - Schneller
04. Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102: I. Vanitas vanitatum Mit Humor
05. Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102: II. Langsam
06. Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102: III. Nicht Schnell, mit viel Ton zu spielen
07. Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102: IV. Nicht zu rasch
08. Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102: V. Stark und markirt
09. Romanzen, Op. 94: I. Nicht schnell
10. Romanzen, Op. 94: II. Einfach, innig
11. Romanzen, Op. 94 III. Nicht schnell
12. Phantasiestücke, Op. 73: I. Zart und mit Ausdruck
13. Phantasiestücke, Op. 73: II. Lebhaft, leicht
14. Phantasiestücke, Op. 73 III. Rasch und mit Feuer - Schneller
15. Adagio und Allegro, Op. 70
16. Liederkreis, Op. 39: No. 5 Mondnacht
17. Liederkreis, Op. 39: No. 12 Frühlingsnacht
The latest work on this CD is the Cello Concerto in A minor from 1850. In the worrying years leading to the composer’s death he was having trouble getting works published but a welcome approach came in 1853 from the publishing house Breitkopf with a fee of 20 Louis d’or for a few of Schumann’s latest pieces, including the cello concerto which they particularly liked. The composer tantalizingly offered them a version with string quintet, and a piano reduction along with a full orchestral score, but the last two never materialized. Raphael Wallfisch was inspired by this intriguing concept and he asked the distinguished Swiss composer Arthur Lilienthal to adapt the full score for strings. The result, heard on this recording, and which Raphael has performed many times in concert, lends fresh clarity and lightness to the texture, allowing the soloist even more freedom, especially at the low dynamic levels the composer calls for. Raphael has played it with very small orchestras, often without conductor, which emphasizes even more the pure chamber qualities of this wonderful work.
With that in mind it seemed highly appropriate to place the concerto in the context of Schumann’s other works for cello (the Stücke im Volkston), together with the exquisite pieces written for single instrument and piano; ‘songs without words’ in the vein of his friend Felix Mendelssohn.
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