On 10 october 1850 schumanns diary records an urge to compose, and on the 24th cello concerto finished. The bonus is the mendelssohn vc, same forces plus some violin encores wcharles reiner at the piano. Maximum contrast is afforded by casalss 1953 recording of schumanns cello concerto, a startlingly demonstrative affair with heavily thrashed accents, savage entries and a general proneness to exaggeration that makes a meal out of schumanns already heightened psychomusical pathology. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. Cellist yoyo ma returns to the shed on sunday, august 6, with david zinman on a program featuring two works by schumannthe freeflowing and adventurous cello concerto, featuring mr. Download and print top quality concerto in a minor op. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube. Like schumanns, volkmanns concerto is in a minor and is highly appealing if more foursquare. New to youtube heinrich schiff schumann cello concerto. Schumann s cello concerto of 1850 is not as well known as his earlier piano concerto, but it is every bit as beautiful. Schumanns other great concerto, the one for cello, was composed late in his shortened life. The cello concerto of robert schumann anssi karttunen.
No one would want to hear this rhapsodic piece played strictly in tempo. The concerto was never played in schumanns lifetime. Official website of the boston symphony orchestra, inc. Strings cello 31 duets that can be played by any combination of string instruments. Cello concerto in a minor, op 129 by robert schumann 1. It was premiered on 23 april 1860, four years after his death, in oldenburg, with. Download jacqueline du pre, dvorak cello concerto in b minor op. Philippe herreweghe directs these schumann concertos with severity and urgency, with an impact thats particularly strong in the opening movement of the a minor piano concerto. Performers, among them frankfurt cellistcomposer robert bockmuhl, doubted the playability of the concerto.
Schumann described the concerto to them as really quite a jolly piece. Fortunately, we can sample this period in his life by hearing the tragic operas overture. Cello concerto in a minor youtube schubert perenyi, schiff sonata en a minor arpeggione d821. Cello concerto in a minor, op 129 schumann from cda67583. It was an innovative work at the time, with no breaks between the three movements schumann hated applause between movements the custom in his day, with seamless transitions between the exposition, development, and recap of the first movement, and an orchestrally. New to youtube henryk szeryng schumann violin concerto. Schumanns cello concerto, op 129, is enjoying something of a vogue among violinists at present. Buyers in search of a recording of schumanns cello concerto in a minor, op. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. In march 1933, baron erik kule palmstierna swedens ambassador to london and an avid psychic researcher was hosting a seance with his intimate circle of friends. Mario brunello plays the schumanns cello concerto op. Schumann immediately complied, composing not one work but two, a fantasy in c major for violin and orchestra, and the violin concerto in d minor. Jacqueline du pre plays schumanns cello concerto in a. Cellist yoyo ma returns to the shed on sunday, august 6, with david zinman on a program featuring two works by schumann the freeflowing and adventurous cello concerto, featuring mr.
Du bist wie eine blume version for cello and piano played by cellist kian soltani. It was rather surprising that the archromantic robert schumann should have decided, in 1850, to essay his cello concerto in a minor, op 129. Frankly, there are not as many choices for the violin concerto as there are for the cello concerto. Instead it features two arrangements of the work, both of them contemporary and neither one that schumann would have been likely to recognize. It was almost his only work for the solo instrument. Buyers in search of a recording of schumann s cello concerto in a minor, op.
Gautier capucon schumann, cello concerto in a minor youtube gautier capucon master class margarita balanas. Benjamin yusupov cello concerto 1st mov mischa maisky by benjamin yusupov. It was, therefore, rather surprising that the archromantic robert schumann should have decided, in 1850, to essay his cello concerto in a minor, op 129. He is particularly interested in the performance practice of the baroque, classical. New to youtube henryk szeryng schumann violin concerto, 1964 audio 1964 recording of henryk szeryng performing schumanns violin concerto in d minor with conductor antal dorati and the london symphony orchestra. James nicholas received his doctorate and two masters degrees from indiana university, where his cello instructors included eva czakojanzer, fritz magg, janos starker, and helga winold. The soloist is andreas staier, who plays a mid19th century j. Schumann cello concerto op 129 kian soltani christoph eschenbach.
Schumann made the arrangement, presumably for joseph joachim, so it has authentic provenance. Heinz holliger performs them all, brilliantly, on oboe along with transcriptions of. Cello concerto no 1 in g minor, op 49 ii moderato, cadenza, allegro con moto. Schumanns violin concerto there is a great discussion about schumanns mental state when he composed it and whether this can be seen listened in his concerto or not. Violin concerto how a seance uncovered a lost classic the mysterious story of the discovery of schumanns only violin concerto. Schumann had started learning the cello himself in the 1830s and he had written a number of instrumental duos in which the cello is an alternative to the horn or oboe or viola. Schumann had thought the theme had been dictated to him by the spirits of mendelssohn and schubert, no longer recognizing that it was a melody he had used in the slow movement of the violin concerto. Pablo casals schumann concerto in a minor for cello op. In march 1933, baron erik kule palmstierna swedens ambassador to london and an avid psychic researcher was hosting a. I have many wonderful performances of the cello concerto and heartily recommend any of these. Unfortunately, the opera closed after three performances, and criticisms in the press probably discouraged schumann from writing another opera. Both were written in an extremely short time during what proved to be the last productive year of schumanns life, before his attempted suicide and subsequent confinement to the endenich asylum early.
Brahms also wrote a set of pianoduet variations on this theme, his opus 23. Schumann wrote poetic short pieces for clarinet, oboe, and horn. Jacqueline mary du pre, obe 26 january 1945 19 october 1987 was a british cellist. The instigators of the project, isabelle faust, alexandre melnikov and jeanguihen queyras, champion their cause with a force of conviction and a choice of instruments that restore the delicate. A violin concerto back from beyond the grave after composer robert schumann died, his violin concerto languished in a library until a grandniece of the man he wrote it. Schumanns cello concerto of 1850 is not as well known as his earlier piano concerto, but it is every bit as beautiful. Robert schumann wrote his cello concerto in a minor, op. Even more interesting is the tempo of the concerto. Truls mork, cello norwegian chamber orchestra stay connected with us. Much less successful is the cello concerto another of schumanns late essays in symphonic continuity and unity. The young robert schumann was also inspired by the example of such virtuoso concertos. Cello concerto in a minor by johannes brahms, robert schumann. Robert schumann wrote no fewer than seven concertante works, among which only the piano concerto in a minor, op. Maximum contrast is afforded by casalss 1953 recording of schumann s cello concerto, a startlingly demonstrative affair with heavily thrashed accents, savage entries and a general proneness to exaggeration that makes a meal out of schumann s already heightened psychomusical pathology.
Sehr lebhaft daniel mullerschott, cello ndr sinfonieorchester christoph eschenbach, conductor. Vdyoutube jacqueline du pre, dvorak cello concerto in b. Other works by schumann other cello concertos special discount spend. Cello concerto, an album by robert schumann, jeanguihen queyras, isabelle faust, alexander melnikov, freiburger barockorchester, pablo herascasado on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Both were written in an extremely short time during what proved to be the last productive year of schumann s life, before his attempted suicide and subsequent confinement to the endenich asylum early. Cello fingerings included, edited by richard markson and fabrizio ferrari with mp3 music accompaniment tracks. Schumann cello concerto in a mp3 download piano accompaniment. Schumann cello concerto mov i william schutmaat youtube. The main sellingpoint of this disc is a really fine performance of volkmanns cello concerto, a virtuoso showpiece in the grand manner, condensed into a fluid single movement form. Steven isserlis schumann cello concerto in a minor youtube. This first volume in a trilogy comprising the complete concertos and piano trios of schumann brings together two late and unjustly neglected works. Oct 18, 20 cello concerto in a minor, op 129 by robert schumann 1.
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