5060216342498

Clara

Sandra Porter & Graeme McNaught

£12.99
£12.99
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Format: CD

Cat No: FHR098

Release Date:  03 September 2021

Label:  First Hand Records

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5060216342498

Genres:  Classical  Vocal  

  • Description

    'Illuminating the life of Clara Schumann, a unique woman artist in the 19th Century'

    The artists on this recording, Porter and McNaught, commissioned the English composer Sally Beamish and Scottish author Janice Galloway a work to pair with Robert Schumann's Frauenliebe und -Leben so they could be sung together in recital. Robert Schumann's song cycle is such a famous work, most singers and pianists will tackle it at some point in their careers – they are the most beautiful songs. Inspired by Frauenliebe und -Leben, Beamish and Galloway created Clara, a wonderful work in which Clara Schumann's life unfolds in a soliloquy brimming with drama and heart stopping tenderness. From a childhood controlled by a dictatorial father, Clara went on to marry Robert.

    Robert Schumann was a troubled man of genius whose suicide attempt led to his early death in an asylum which could offer little hope. Left to pick up the pieces, Clara, who bore him 8 children, became the foremost piano virtuosos of her time and outlived him by 40 years.

    Also included in this recording are some of Clara Schumann's greatest songs, a perfect opening to this brilliantly concepted album.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Clara Schumann: 3 Lieder, Op. 12 No. 3. Warum Willst Du And’re Fragen?
      • 2. Clara Schumann: 3 Lieder, Op. 12 No. 2. Liebst Du Um Schönheit
      • 3. Clara Schumann: Mein Stern!
      • 4. Clara Schumann: 6 Lieder, Op. 13: No. 2. Sie Liebten Sich Beide
      • 5. Sally Beamish: Clara
      • 6. Robert Schumann: Frauenliebe Und -Leben, Op. 42 I. Seit Ich Ihn Gesehen
      • 7. Frauenliebe Und -Leben, Op. 42 II. Er, Der Herrlichste Von Allen
      • 8. Frauenliebe Und -Leben, Op. 42 III. Ich Kann's Nicht Fassen, Nicht Glauben
      • 9. Frauenliebe Und -Leben, Op. 42 IV. Du Ring An Meinem Finger
      • 10. Frauenliebe Und -Leben, Op. 42 V. Helft Mir, Ihr Schwestern
      • 11. Frauenliebe Und -Leben, Op. 42 VI. Süsser Freund, Du Blickest
      • 12. Frauenliebe Und -Leben, Op. 42 VII. An Meinem Herzen, An Meiner Brust
      • 13. Frauenliebe Und -Leben, Op. 42 VIII. Nun Hast Du Mir Den Ersten Schmerz Getan

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