An entrancing live performance by András Schiff, playing compositions of Robert Schumann, recorded at the Tonhalle, Zürich, in 1999. The key to Schiff’s engagement with Schumann lies first and foremost in an astonishing empathy with the composer and the music. This is a point that the New York Times has also taken up: “Mr Schiff has an uncanny way of making a composer his own. Or is it making himself one with the composer?” Schiff harnesses his immense technique and artistry to reveal the poetry and profundity of the compositions. And yet while the pianist faithfully conveys the musical intimacy and lyricism particular to Schumann, he does not shrink from the composer’s more turbulent emotions. In all, a most valuable document of a night when, as Martin Meyer writes, “the magic materialised, gripping both the artist and his audience.”
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1Humoreske, Op.2027:37
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1Humoreske, Op.2027:37
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2Noveletten, Op. 21: No. 1 in F (Markiert und kräftig)05:11
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2Noveletten, Op. 21: No. 1 in F (Markiert und kräftig)05:11
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3Noveletten, Op. 21: No. 2 in D. (Äusserst rasch und mit Bravour)06:15
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3Noveletten, Op. 21: No. 2 in D. (Äusserst rasch und mit Bravour)06:15
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4Noveletten, Op. 21: No. 3 in D. (Leicht und mit Humor)04:29
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4Noveletten, Op. 21: No. 3 in D. (Leicht und mit Humor)04:29
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5Noveletten, Op. 21: No. 4 in D. (Ballmässig, sehr munter)03:57
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5Noveletten, Op. 21: No. 4 in D. (Ballmässig, sehr munter)03:57
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6Noveletten, Op. 21: No. 5 in D. (Rauschend und festlich)10:01
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6Noveletten, Op. 21: No. 5 in D. (Rauschend und festlich)10:01
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1Noveletten op. 21V. Rauschend und festlich09:58
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7Noveletten, Op. 21: No. 6 in a (Sehr lebhaft, mit vielem Humor)04:08
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7Noveletten, Op. 21: No. 6 in a (Sehr lebhaft, mit vielem Humor)04:08
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2Noveletten op. 21VI. Sehr lebhaft mit vielem Humor04:07
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8Noveletten, Op. 21: No. 7 in E (Äusserst rasch)03:32
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8Noveletten, Op. 21: No. 7 in E (Äusserst rasch)03:32
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3Noveletten op. 21VII. Äusserst rasch03:32
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9Noveletten, Op. 21: No.8 in F sharp minor (Sehr lebhaft)10:44
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9Noveletten, Op. 21: No.8 in F sharp minor (Sehr lebhaft)10:44
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4Noveletten op. 21VIII. Sehr lebhaft10:44
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10Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 14 - "Concerto without Orchestra": I. Allegro brillante (Fassung 1836)06:57
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10Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 14 - "Concerto without Orchestra": I. Allegro brillante (Fassung 1836)06:57
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5Klaviersonate f-Moll op. 14I. Allegro brillante (Fassung 1836)06:52
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11Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 14 - "Concerto without Orchestra": II. Scherzo (Molto comodo)06:30
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11Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 14 - "Concerto without Orchestra": II. Scherzo (Molto comodo)06:30
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6Klaviersonate f-Moll op. 14II. Scherzo. Molto comodo06:29
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12Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 14 - "Concerto without Orchestra": III. Quasi variazioni (Variations on a Theme by Clara Wieck)06:30
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12Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 14 - "Concerto without Orchestra": III. Quasi variazioni (Variations on a Theme by Clara Wieck)06:30
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7Klaviersonate f-Moll op. 14III. Quasi variazioni. Andantino de Clara Wieck06:29
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13Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 14 - "Concerto without Orchestra": IV. Prestissimo possibile07:19
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13Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 14 - "Concerto without Orchestra": IV. Prestissimo possibile07:19
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8Klaviersonate f-Moll op. 14IV. Prestissimo possible07:18
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14Nachtstucke, Op. 23: No. 4. Einfach04:18
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14Nachtstucke, Op. 23: No. 4. Einfach04:18
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9Nachtstücke op. 23IV. Ad libitum - Einfach04:14