Release Date: 19 July 2019
Label: MDG
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 760623015026
Genres: Classical Solo Instrumental
Description
Jörg Demus died a few weeks ago at the age of ninety. MDG commemorates this great pianist with a new release of the
Fantasiestücke op. 12 and Humoreske op. 20 by Robert Schumann, to whose music Demus felt drawn throughout his life.
Performed on a Viennese pianoforte by Conrad Graf and
recorded with the finest digital technology even more than thirty years ago, this program documents his tireless advocacy of historical keyboard instruments.
Conrad Graf himself had given Clara and Robert Schumann a comparable instrument as a wedding present. Its special appeal comes from the “moderator,� a lever creating
an elfin pianissimo, and the “harp stop,� which, as on the harpsichord, generates a pizzicato effect. Along with the �pearly� articulation typical of the pianoforte, these effects are a perfect match for Schumann’s romantic pieces.
Tracklisting
Andrzej Szadejko, Agnieszka Budzinska-Bennett, Cracow Singers
Lea Suter
Wolfgang Sawallisch, Leopolder-Quartett, Munchner Klaviertrio
Various Artists
Holger Falk, Steffen Schleiermacher
Leipzig String Quartet
Chimaera Trio
Consort of Musicke, Emma Kirkby, Anthony Rooley
Jorg Demus
