Schumann & Brahms: CD

On this album, pianist Benjamin Grosvenor explores works which shed a fascinating light on the complicated relationships between composers Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms. Including the haunting Kreisleriana, often considered Schumann’s finest and most complex composition for piano, and  Romance, the piece which Clara requested was played on her deathbed.

“This is an album that reaffirms Grosvenor’s status as one of the most accomplished pianists around.”
Gramophone – Editor’s Choice

Tracklist:
R. Schumann
Kreisleriana, Op.16
i. Äußerst bewegt
ii. Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch 
iii. Sehr aufgeregt 
iv. Sehr langsam
v. Sehr lebhaft
vi. Sehr langsam
vii. Sehr rasch
viii. Schnell und spielend
3 Romanzen, Op. 28, No. 2 in F-Sharp Major (Einfach)
Blumenstück, Op.19
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 14: III. Quasi variazioni (Andantino de Clara Wieck)
Abendlied, Op. 85 No. 12
C. Schumann
Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 20
Brahms
Intermezzi, Op. 117
1. In E-Flat Major
2. In B-Flat Major
3. In C-Sharp Minor