Beamish / Porter / Mcnaught- Clara
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.
Tracklist:
- 3 Lieder, Op. 12~No.
- Warum willst du and're fragen?
- 3 Lieder, Op. 12~No.
- Liebst du um Schönheit
- Mein Stern!
- 6 Lieder, Op. 13/
- Sie liebten sich beide
- Clara
- Frauenliebe und -Leben, Op. 42~Seit ich ihn gesehen
- Frauenliebe und -Leben, Op. 42~Er, der Herrlichste von allen
- Frauenliebe und -Leben, Op. 42~Ich kann's nicht fassen, nicht glauben
- Frauenliebe und -Leben, Op. 42~Du Ring an meinem Finger
- Frauenliebe und -Leben, Op. 42~Helft mir, ihr Schwestern
- Frauenliebe und -Leben, Op. 42~Süsser Freund, du blickest
- Frauenliebe und -Leben, Op. 42~An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust
- Frauenliebe und -Leben, Op. 42~Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan
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.
Tracklist:
- 3 Lieder, Op. 12~No.
- Warum willst du and're fragen?
- 3 Lieder, Op. 12~No.
- Liebst du um Schönheit
- Mein Stern!
- 6 Lieder, Op. 13/
- Sie liebten sich beide
- Clara
- Frauenliebe und -Leben, Op. 42~Seit ich ihn gesehen
- Frauenliebe und -Leben, Op. 42~Er, der Herrlichste von allen
- Frauenliebe und -Leben, Op. 42~Ich kann's nicht fassen, nicht glauben
- Frauenliebe und -Leben, Op. 42~Du Ring an meinem Finger
- Frauenliebe und -Leben, Op. 42~Helft mir, ihr Schwestern
- Frauenliebe und -Leben, Op. 42~Süsser Freund, du blickest
- Frauenliebe und -Leben, Op. 42~An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust
- Frauenliebe und -Leben, Op. 42~Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan