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Title: Robert & Clara Schumann: Works for Oboe & Piano
Artist: Julius Drake
Label: Chandos
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 095115229521
Genre: Classical Artists
Release Date: 2024-08-23
Number of Discs: 1

One of Britain's best-known musicians, Nicholas Daniel OBE won the BBC Young Musician competition in 1980, after which he quickly established his career, travelling all over the world, broadcasting widely, and making his debut at the BBC Proms. He has premiered hundreds of works for the oboe and made many critically acclaimed recordings of both new and familiar music. As a soloist he has appeared with the world's leading orchestras, performing a huge range of repertoire and premiering works written specially for him by many of the world's greatest composers. He is a founder member of the Britten Sinfonia, Haffner Wind Ensemble, Orsino Ensemble, and Britten Oboe Quartet. This programme features a wide selection of chamber music by Robert Schumann, alongside the Three Romances by Clara Schumann. At the time these pieces were written, there was a rapidly growing interest in amateur music making in the home, fuelled by a burgeoning middle class. Brahms, Schumann, and Mendelssohn all contributed significantly to the array of works published for this market, and it was quite normal practise for parts to be substituted for whatever instruments happened to be available. So, although the Three Romances, Op. 94 are the only works here originally composed for the oboe, the programme is not only musically rewarding in it's own right, but also in keeping with what the Schumanns would have considered normal practise.

Tracks:
1.1 Drei Romanzen, Op. 94 for Oboe and Piano~I. Nicht schnell
1.2 Drei Romanzen, Op. 94 for Oboe and Piano~II. Einfach, innig - Etwas lebhafter - Im Tempo
1.3 Drei Romanzen, Op. 94 for Oboe and Piano~III. Nicht schnell - Coda
1.4 Drei Romanzen, Op. 22 for Violin and Piano~I. Andante molto
1.5 Drei Romanzen, Op. 22 for Violin and Piano~II. Allegretto. Mit zartem Vortrage
1.6 Drei Romanzen, Op. 22 for Violin and Piano~III. Leidenschaftlich schnell
1.7 Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 in A minor for Piano and Clarinet~I. Zart und mit Ausdruck -
1.8 Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 in A minor for Piano and Clarinet~II. Lebhaft, leicht - Coda. Nach und nach ruhiger -
1.9 Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 in A minor for Piano and Clarinet~III. Rasch und mit Feuer - Coda - Schneller - Schneller
1.10 Three Pieces from Fünf Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102 for Cello and Piano~II. Langsam
1.11 Three Pieces from Fünf Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102 for Cello and Piano~III. Nicht schnell, mit viel Ton zu spielen
1.12 Three Pieces from Fünf Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102 for Cello and Piano~IV. Nicht zu rasch
1.13 Mondnacht, Op. 39 No. 5
1.14 Studien für den Pedal-Flügel: Sechs Stücke in Kanonischer Form, Op. 56: No. 2. J.G. Kuntsch gewidmet. Con molto [sic] espressione [Mit innigem Ausdruck]
1.15 Skizzen für den Pedal-Flügel, Op. 58~No. 4. Allegretto
1.16 Studien für den Pedal-Flügel: Sechs Stücke in Kanonischer Form, Op, 56: No. 4. J.G. Kuntsch gewidmet. Con sincerita [Innig] - Un poco più mosso [Etwas bewegter] - Tempo I
1.17 Adagio und Allegro, Op. 70 in A flat major for Piano and Horn~Langsam, mit innigem Ausdruck (Adagio) -
1.18 Adagio und Allegro, Op. 70 in A flat major for Piano and Horn~Rasch und feurig (Allegro con brio) - Etwas ruhiger (Poco tranquillo) - Im ersten Tempo (Tempo I) - Schneller (Più mosso)
1.19 Twelve Four-hand Piano Pieces for Young and Older Children, Op. 85~No. 12. Abendlied (Evening Song)