Schumann: Complete Music for Viola and Piano

This collection provides a complete account of Robert Schumann’s works for viola and piano. Schumann was a real innovator, who would often explore new instrumental combinations, sometimes bringing neglected or forgotten instruments back into the limelight. The works on this recording show just how many different moods the composer could evoke using the unusual combination of viola and piano, from the changeable nature of the Fantasiestücke Op.73 and the array of emotions portrayed in the Märchenbilder Op.113 to the passion of the Adagio and Allegro Op.70 and finally the intricacies of the Märchenerzählungen Op.132, with a little help from the clarinet.

The successful partnership of violist Lorenzo Falconi and pianist Sara Bacchini has been described by acclaimed performer, Pier Narciso Masi, as ‘a real Duo, in the most complete sense of the word. Their profound understanding of chamber music is supported by considerable talent, sensitivity and personality, and they are great communicators.’ They are joined for the recording by clarinettist Darlo Goracci.

Composer: Robert Schumann
Artists: Lorenzo Falconi (viola), Sara Bacchini (piano), Dario Goracci (clarinet)

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00:00:00 Fantasiestücke, Op. 73: I. Zart und mit Ausdruck
00:03:23 Fantasiestücke, Op. 73: II. Lebhaft, leicht
00:07:05 Fantasiestücke, Op. 73: III. Rasch und mit Feuer
00:11:41 Märchenbilder, Op. 113: I. Nicht schnell
00:15:35 Märchenbilder, Op. 113: II. Lebhaft
00:19:31 Märchenbilder, Op. 113: III. Rasch (mit springendem Bogen)
00:22:38 Märchenbilder, Op. 113: IV. Langsam, mit melancholischem Ausdruck
00:28:58 Adagio and Allegro in A-Flat Major, Op. 70: Langsam, mit innigem Ausdruck (Adagio)
00:33:12 Adagio and Allegro in A-Flat Major, Op. 70: Rasch und feurig (Allegro con brio)
00:38:35 Märchenerzählungen for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, Op. 132: I. Lebhaft, nicht zu schnell
00:41:35 Märchenerzählungen for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, Op. 132: II. Lebhaft und sehr markiert
00:44:56 Märchenerzählungen for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, Op. 132: III. Ruhiges Tempo, mit zartem Ausdruck
00:49:02 Märchenerzählungen for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, Op. 132: IV. Lebhaft, sehr markiert