Schumann / Sampson / Middleton- Album Fur Die Frau (CD)
For the first four years of their marriage, Robert and Clara Schumann kept a joint diary, a project which Robert described as 'a record of our wishes and our hopes, and the means whereby we may convey to one another any requests we may have to make, for which words may not suffice...' In the imaginative recital Album für die Frau, Carolyn Sampson and Joseph Middleton combine songs by both composers into something similar - the depiction of a relationship seen through the eyes of both parties. Using the eight songs from Robert's song cycle Frauenliebe und -leben to poems by Adalbert von Chamisso as the framework, they add songs as well as some piano solos in order to create a fuller and more complex picture. The result seems to suggest that the experiences of our 'Frau' are richer than Chamisso and Robert Schumann imagined: while love, marriage and motherhood dominated much of Clara Schumann's life, Robert's death in 1856 signaled the start of a four-decade widowhood during which she resumed her stellar career as a pianist. As a team, Carolyn Sampson and Joseph Middleton have released a number of acclaimed discs, including 'Fleurs', featuring flower-themed songs by composers from Purcell to Richard Strauss and Britten, 'A Verlaine Songbook', exploring settings of the poetry of Paul Verlaine, and 'A Soprano's Schubertiade', a Schubert anthology.
Tracklist:
- Album Für Die Jugend, Op. 68 (Excerpts): No. 21, Langsam Und Mit Ausdruck Zu Spielen
- Lieder, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 4, Liebst Du Um Schönheit
- Frauenliebe Und Leben, Op. 42: No. 1, Seit Ich Ihn Gesehen
- 6 Lieder, Op. 23 (Excerpts): No. 6, O Lust, O Lust
- Lieder Und Gesänge, Vol. 2, Op. 51 (Excerpts): No. 2, Volksliedchen
- 6 Lieder, Op. 13 (Excerpts): No. 3, Die Liebe Sass Als Nachtigall
- Frauenliebe Und Leben, Op. 42: No. 2, Er, Der Herrlichste Von Allen
- 6 Lieder, Op. 23 (Excerpts): No. 2, An Einem Lichten Morgen
- Lieder, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 11, Warum Willst Du And're Fragen [After R. Schumann's Op. 37 No. 11]
- Lieder Und Gesänge, Vol. 2, Op. 51 (Excerpts): No. 5, Liebeslied
- Frauenliebe Und Leben, Op. 42: No. 3, Ich Kann's Nicht Fassen
- 5 Lieder, Op. 40: No. 5, Verratene Liebe
- 6 Lieder, Op. 13 (Excerpts): No. 6, Die Stille Lotosblume
- Frauenliebe Und Leben, Op. 42: No. 4, Du Ring An Meinem Finger
- 6 Lieder, Op. 13 (Excerpts): No. 4, Der Mond Kommt Still Gegangen
- Myrthen, Op. 25 (Excerpts): No. 11, Lied Der Braut I "Mutter Mutter"
- Myrthen, Op. 25 (Excerpts): No. 12, Lied Der Braut II "Lass Mich Ihm Am Busen Hangen"
- Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (Excerpts): No. 5, Glückes Genug
- Frauenliebe Und Leben, Op. 42: No. 5, Helft Mir, Ihr Schwestern
- Myrthen, Op. 25 (Excerpts): No. 7, Die Lotosblume
- 12 Gedichte, Op. 35: No. 1, Lust Der Sturmnacht
- Frauenliebe Und Leben, Op. 42: No. 6, Süßer Freund, Du Blickest
- Myrthen, Op. 25 (Excerpts): No. 14, Hochländisches Wiegenlied
- Liederalbum Für Die Jugend, Op. 79: No. 13, Der Sandmann
- Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (Excerpts): No. 12, Kind Im Einschlummern
- Frauenliebe Und Leben, Op. 42: No. 7, An Meinem Herzen
- Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (Excerpts): No. 9, Ritter Vom Steckenpferd
- 5 Lieder Und Gesänge, Op. 127: No. 2, Dein Angesicht
- 4 Gesänge, Op. 142: No. 3, Mädchen-Schwermut
- Frauenliebe Und Leben, Op. 42: No. 8, Nun Hast Du Mir Den Ersten Schmerz Getan
- 6 Gedichte Von N. Lenau Und Requiem, Op. 90: No. 7, Requiem
- Album Für Die Jugend, Op. 68 (Excerpts): No. 38a, Winterzeit I
> Due to the current limited nature of music titles, ALL CD & Vinyl purchases are limited to FOUR copies per customer, per item. If you place multiple orders for multiples of the same title, your subsequent orders will be canceled.
For the first four years of their marriage, Robert and Clara Schumann kept a joint diary, a project which Robert described as 'a record of our wishes and our hopes, and the means whereby we may convey to one another any requests we may have to make, for which words may not suffice...' In the imaginative recital Album für die Frau, Carolyn Sampson and Joseph Middleton combine songs by both composers into something similar - the depiction of a relationship seen through the eyes of both parties. Using the eight songs from Robert's song cycle Frauenliebe und -leben to poems by Adalbert von Chamisso as the framework, they add songs as well as some piano solos in order to create a fuller and more complex picture. The result seems to suggest that the experiences of our 'Frau' are richer than Chamisso and Robert Schumann imagined: while love, marriage and motherhood dominated much of Clara Schumann's life, Robert's death in 1856 signaled the start of a four-decade widowhood during which she resumed her stellar career as a pianist. As a team, Carolyn Sampson and Joseph Middleton have released a number of acclaimed discs, including 'Fleurs', featuring flower-themed songs by composers from Purcell to Richard Strauss and Britten, 'A Verlaine Songbook', exploring settings of the poetry of Paul Verlaine, and 'A Soprano's Schubertiade', a Schubert anthology.
Tracklist:
- Album Für Die Jugend, Op. 68 (Excerpts): No. 21, Langsam Und Mit Ausdruck Zu Spielen
- Lieder, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 4, Liebst Du Um Schönheit
- Frauenliebe Und Leben, Op. 42: No. 1, Seit Ich Ihn Gesehen
- 6 Lieder, Op. 23 (Excerpts): No. 6, O Lust, O Lust
- Lieder Und Gesänge, Vol. 2, Op. 51 (Excerpts): No. 2, Volksliedchen
- 6 Lieder, Op. 13 (Excerpts): No. 3, Die Liebe Sass Als Nachtigall
- Frauenliebe Und Leben, Op. 42: No. 2, Er, Der Herrlichste Von Allen
- 6 Lieder, Op. 23 (Excerpts): No. 2, An Einem Lichten Morgen
- Lieder, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 11, Warum Willst Du And're Fragen [After R. Schumann's Op. 37 No. 11]
- Lieder Und Gesänge, Vol. 2, Op. 51 (Excerpts): No. 5, Liebeslied
- Frauenliebe Und Leben, Op. 42: No. 3, Ich Kann's Nicht Fassen
- 5 Lieder, Op. 40: No. 5, Verratene Liebe
- 6 Lieder, Op. 13 (Excerpts): No. 6, Die Stille Lotosblume
- Frauenliebe Und Leben, Op. 42: No. 4, Du Ring An Meinem Finger
- 6 Lieder, Op. 13 (Excerpts): No. 4, Der Mond Kommt Still Gegangen
- Myrthen, Op. 25 (Excerpts): No. 11, Lied Der Braut I "Mutter Mutter"
- Myrthen, Op. 25 (Excerpts): No. 12, Lied Der Braut II "Lass Mich Ihm Am Busen Hangen"
- Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (Excerpts): No. 5, Glückes Genug
- Frauenliebe Und Leben, Op. 42: No. 5, Helft Mir, Ihr Schwestern
- Myrthen, Op. 25 (Excerpts): No. 7, Die Lotosblume
- 12 Gedichte, Op. 35: No. 1, Lust Der Sturmnacht
- Frauenliebe Und Leben, Op. 42: No. 6, Süßer Freund, Du Blickest
- Myrthen, Op. 25 (Excerpts): No. 14, Hochländisches Wiegenlied
- Liederalbum Für Die Jugend, Op. 79: No. 13, Der Sandmann
- Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (Excerpts): No. 12, Kind Im Einschlummern
- Frauenliebe Und Leben, Op. 42: No. 7, An Meinem Herzen
- Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (Excerpts): No. 9, Ritter Vom Steckenpferd
- 5 Lieder Und Gesänge, Op. 127: No. 2, Dein Angesicht
- 4 Gesänge, Op. 142: No. 3, Mädchen-Schwermut
- Frauenliebe Und Leben, Op. 42: No. 8, Nun Hast Du Mir Den Ersten Schmerz Getan
- 6 Gedichte Von N. Lenau Und Requiem, Op. 90: No. 7, Requiem
- Album Für Die Jugend, Op. 68 (Excerpts): No. 38a, Winterzeit I
> Due to the current limited nature of music titles, ALL CD & Vinyl purchases are limited to FOUR copies per customer, per item. If you place multiple orders for multiples of the same title, your subsequent orders will be canceled.