Quartetto Klimt is one of the most interesting chamber music groups in Italy today, regularly performing in prestigious concert seasons and festivals, both in their home country and abroad, and supported by such prestigious artists as Carlo Maria Giulini, Natalia Gutman and Maurizio Pollini. They make their Brilliant Classics debut with this recording, having previously recorded Dvo?ák’s two quartets for piano and strings for the Amadeus magazine.
This release couples two of Schumann’s substantial chamber music works: the mature E flat Piano Quartet Op. 47 and the youthful C minor Piano Quartet. Schumann’s E flat Piano Quartet is a masterwork in its genre, on a par with those by Mozart and (later) Brahms. The C minor brother is an outpouring of youthful passion on a grand scale, compensating its lack of structural solidity by ardent impetuosity and boundless energy. Excellent performance by the Quartetto Klimt, 4 young Italians sharing their passion for this still slightly neglected chamber music. Recorded in 2009. The booklet contains liner notes and artist biographies. - Brilliant Classics
On Sale
Schumann: Piano Quartets / Quartetto Klimt
$13.99
$10.99
CD
Brilliant Classics
Mar 31, 2015
BRI95012
Schumann: Symphony No. 1 - Overtures
BIS
Available as
SACD
$21.99
Dec 01, 2007
Import Hybrid-SACD pressing.
Schumann: Symphony No. 1 - Overtures
$21.99
SACD
BIS
Dec 01, 2007
BIS-SACD-1569
Schumann: Album For The Young / Vladimir Feltsman
Nimbus
Available as
CD
$20.99
$15.99
Mar 11, 2016
This is in many ways an easy recording to review as everything about it - presentation, sound and artistry - is pleasing. Vladimir Feltsman has already displayed the mastery and versatility of his art in a series of first rate recordings for Nimbus; now this issue may take its place in his discography as a highly desirable modern version of music not especially richly represented in the catalogue.
The Album for the Young is a collection of 43 short piano pieces originally written by Schumann for his three daughters as a result of his dissatisfaction with the practice material then available. They are much more than technical exercises, being exquisite little portraits which may be played for pleasure by children and adults alike; this is music which brings to mind the old aphorism about Mozart’s piano music being “too easy for amateurs and too difficult for professionals”. The first eighteen are simpler, the remainder, “für Erwachsenere” (for more grown up ones) more complex. The shortest,” The Wild Horseman”, lasts only thirty-five seconds, the longest, “Wintertime II, just over four minutes, but by and large each takes only a minute or two and their variety makes the 76 minutes’ duration of the recital pass quickly.
This is essentially “Hausmusik” for private, domestic pleasure and consumption, not performance in a hall and thus suits the intimacy afforded by a recording, especially if listened to on earphones, when Feltsman’s tonal nuances and dynamic subtleties emerge clearly. The sound is typical of Nimbus’ engineering: warm, slightly reverberant and not too close to the piano. It also reveals the perceptible, and in this case quite endearing, trait common to many interpreters, of occasionally providing a background vocalise obbligato which is not by any means too distracting but rather indicative of the delight Feltsman takes in the melodies he is playing.
The music is charming, full of rippling melody and engaging caprice. The simple, opening melody is a nursery tune reminiscent of Mozart; there follows a medley of neatly characterised miniatures mostly on a seasonal or rustic theme. The subject matter of some, like the “Hunting Song”, is instantly apparent to the ear, others less so, so it would have been nice if Nimbus had provided English translations of the individual titles for non-German speakers. Without resorting to a dictionary or Wikipedia, the casual listener will be left wondering what titles such as “Erinnerung” (Remembrance/Memento/Souvenir/Keepsake/Reminiscence – take your pick), “Weinlesezeit” (Grape Harvest), “Schnitterliedchen” ( The Reaper’s Song) and “Erntliedchen” (Harvest Song) mean.
As Feltsman remarks in his notes, you cannot imagine this music being played on anything other than a piano, such is its typically Romantic reliance upon colour and texture, but a few pieces such as “Little Étude” glance backwards to Bach, only to be immediately succeeded by a piece of arch-Romantic sensibility in “Spring Song”.
A delightful recital from one of the best pianists active today.
-- Ralph Moore, MusicWeb International
On Sale
Schumann: Album For The Young / Vladimir Feltsman
$20.99
$15.99
CD
Nimbus
Mar 11, 2016
NI6307
Schumann: Dichterliebe / Pregardien, Le Sage, Piau
Alpha
Available as
CD
$20.99
Apr 26, 2019
Julian Prégardien decided to record the Dichterliebe cycle after he came across the new Bärenreiter edition; he went on to explore the work in concerts with his constant accompanist, Eric Le Sage, inserting other works by Robert and also by Clara Schumann, whose bicentenary is celebrated in 2019. When Clara played the Dichterliebe in the 1860s, she used to slip extracts from Kreisleriana between the songs. Prégardien asked Eric Le Sage to record the same extracts on a Blüthner piano of 1856, the year of Robert’s death, and also include Romances composed by both Robert and Clara at a time when their future marriage was still uncertain. The sublime ballade Löwenbraut also forms part of the programme – a reminder of the young Robert’s anguish on Clara’s departure. At Julien’s suggestion, Sandrine Piau was invited to sing three duets: a simple Canon composed by Clara, and two duets by Robert, Wenn ich ein Vöglein wär, and the sublime In der Nacht. Four further songs complete the album: Sängers Trost, a short piece in belcanto style; Kurzes Erwachen, composed by Robert at the age of just eighteen; Aus den hebräischen Gesängen, a very melancholy song; an extract from the cycle Myrthen (Robert’s wedding present to Clara); and Mein Wagen rollet langsam, a song that was included in the composer’s first version of Dichterliebe.
Schumann: Dichterliebe / Pregardien, Le Sage, Piau
$20.99
CD
Alpha
Apr 26, 2019
ALPHA457
Schumann Collection – Works for Strings, Winds and Piano (Li
B Records
Available as
CD
$29.99
Nov 28, 2025
Schubert's influence, the spirit of fantasy, and pictures from fairy tales are the common themes in this fifth volume of the Schumann Collection. For this great journey across the Schumannian realm, which starts off with one of his early works, the expansive Quartet for Piano and Strings WoO 32, and concludes with the twilight miniatures of Marchenerzahlungen (Fairytale Narrations), brothers Pierre and Theo Fouchenneret are still at the head of a fine team of chamber musicians bringing together long-time collaborators and great talents of the young generation.
Schumann Collection – Works for Strings, Winds and Piano (Li
$29.99
CD
B Records
Nov 28, 2025
LBM080
Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Nachtstücke & Gesänge der Früh
Ars Produktion
Available as
SACD
$21.99
Jul 31, 2015
The three works selected for this recording by pianist Caspar Frantz – Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6, his first great piano cycle; Nachtstücke, op. 23, and Gesänge der Frühe, op. 123 –are quite dissimilar in some ways and yet closely related in others. • Typical of the arch-Romantics, all have as their inspiration a literary source, and all three differently represent Schumann’s early creative burst and his somewhat ill-considered latterly decline. +Mr. Frantz is an internationally recognized concert and recording artist, with two acclaimed previous recordings for the Ars Produktion label.
Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Nachtstücke & Gesänge der Früh
$21.99
SACD
Ars Produktion
Jul 31, 2015
ARS38180
Schumann: Carnaval, Waldszenen, Arabesque / Alexander Kobrin
Centaur Records
Available as
CD
$18.99
Nov 11, 2014
Pianist Alexander Kobrin, born in Russia in 1980 and now based in the U.S. is an internationally acclaimed pianist who, among other honors, is a former winner of the Gold Medal Prize in the heralded Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. + This Centaur release features Mr. Kobrin’s in an all-Schumann program, opening with one of the composer’s finest of several piano masterpieces that comprise Schumann’s first two dozen or so published works, Carnaval, op. 9, followed by Waldszenen, op. 82, which contains the wondrous Vogel als Prophet, and concludes with the op. 18 Arabesque.
Schumann: Carnaval, Waldszenen, Arabesque / Alexander Kobrin
$18.99
CD
Centaur Records
Nov 11, 2014
CRC3365
Between Fire and Silence
OUR Recordings
Available as
CD
$21.99
Jun 19, 2026
Between Fire and Silence is the debut album of the young Danish pianist David Munk-Nielsen, presenting a program that brings together the Romantic worlds of Robert Schumann and Jean Sibelius. Through this combination, the recording explores a rich musical landscape shaped by contrasts between intimacy and passion, reflection and intensity. At the heart of the album are two central piano works by Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 and the monumental Fantasie, Op. 17. In Kinderszenen, Schumann looks back on childhood through a series of poetic miniatures that capture innocence, nostalgia, and quiet reflection. Pieces such as the famous Traumerei reveal the composer's deeply lyrical voice and his gift for expressing profound emotion within a small musical frame. The Fantasie, Op. 17, composed shortly afterwards, represents the other side of Schumann's artistic personality. Vast in scale and emotional scope, the work is filled with longing, passion, and dramatic power. Written during a period when Schumann was separated from Clara Wieck, the Fantasie became a deeply personal expression of love and yearning. Together, these two works reveal the dual nature often associated with Schumann's artistic identity: the poetic introspection of Eusebius and the fiery intensity of Florestan. Complementing Schumann's music are selected piano pieces by Jean Sibelius from Op. 5 and Op. 24. Although Sibelius is best known for his orchestral works and symphonies, his piano music offers a more intimate perspective on his compositional voice. These miniatures are refined, atmospheric, and rich in subtle color, revealing a quieter but deeply expressive side of the Finnish composer. Placed alongside Schumann's Kinderszenen, Sibelius' piano works create a contemplative counterpart to the dramatic scale of the Fantasie. The program thus unfolds as a dialogue between two composers and two musical worlds, balancing Nordic lyricism with German Romantic intensity. With Between Fire and Silence, David Munk-Nielsen introduces himself as a thoughtful and expressive interpreter, presenting a debut recording that reflects both his artistic roots and his commitment to exploring the storytelling power of Romantic piano music.
Pre-order
Between Fire and Silence
$21.99
CD
OUR Recordings
Jun 19, 2026
8226938
Clara Haskil Plays Schumann
Andromeda
Available as
CD
$10.99
$8.99
Jul 08, 2016
Romanian classical pianist Clara Haskil (1895-1960) was particularly well known for her brilliant interpretations of classical and early romantic repertoire, especially that of Mozart, Beethoven, and Schumann. Haskil didn’t gain much acclaim until the late 1940s because of a series of physical ailments mixed with crippling stage fright. The songs on this release are all live recordings from Haskil’s concerts, taken between 1947 and 1956, during the peak of her career.
On Sale
Clara Haskil Plays Schumann
$10.99
$8.99
CD
Andromeda
Jul 08, 2016
ANDRCD9058
Complete Violin Sonatas
Kontrapunkt
Available as
CD
$22.99
$17.99
Oct 15, 1997
Complete Violin Sonatas
On Sale
Complete Violin Sonatas
$22.99
$17.99
CD
Kontrapunkt
Oct 15, 1997
KON 32264
Brahms, Liszt & Schumann: Dedication
Ars Produktion
Available as
SACD
$23.99
$17.99
May 19, 2023
Born in Moscow in the family of musicians, Shorena Tsintsabadze began her musical career in early age with her mother. She graduated the Moscow Conservatory academic music college and Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory in the class of the People's Artist of Russia, professor Z. A. Ignatyeva, who represented the class of outstanding pianist, Professor S. E. Finberg. During this period she became a prize-winner at the International Piano Competitions, such as: the Classical Heritage Association International Competition (Moscow, 1999), the Grand International Piano Competition (Paris, 1999), the Ibla grand Prize (Italy, 2000), where Shorena won the special Jordanian Prize for "Outstanding Musicianship and Talent". In 2000 the American label "Angelok" recorded the works by S. Rachmaninoff as her first CD with the Russian Federal Orchestra lead by Maestro V. Jordania. In 2008 Shorena Tsintsabadze, signed the contract with The World's Leading Classical Music Label "Naxos" and recorded the masterpieces by S. M. Lyapunov with the Russian Philarmonic Orchestra conducted by D. Yablonsky. In 2010 her album with works by S. M. Lyapunov included all his Piano concertos, Rhapsody on Ukrainian Themes, for piano & orchestra, Op. 28. Steven J Haller (American Record Guide, March 2011) stated in it's review of the album that "Moscow-born Shorena Tsintsabadze seems born to play this music; she embraces it like Van Cliburn did the Tchaikovsky, warmly lyrical and impassioned and blessed with a wide-ranging span of the keyboard from full bass register to glittering, yet never clattery top end. ". Also, The Guardian reported "The performances are terrific, with monumental playing from Shorena Tsintsabadze... " "Moscow-born pianist Shorena Tsintsabadze catches the fire and the poetry of the music, meets it's pyrotechnical demands with relative ease and imparts a wonderful sense of imagination to her interpretations. " wrote Robert Cummings (Classical Net, January 2011). Ian Lac (MusicWeb International) mentioned that "... Tsintsabadze brings to bear a light and delicate poetic touch with unbridled passion reserved for the Concerto's climactic passages. " In 2015 HBDirect. Com introduced Tsintsabadze's album in the list of the Best Selling Naxos CDs. In 2013 she made post-graduate studies of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory with Professor, People's Artist of Russia Sergei L. Dorensky, who has mentioned Shorena as a "Brightly presented pianist with unlimited technical abilities and bright individuality. " During the study in Dorensky's class she had permanent consultancies with such outstanding musicians as Nikolai Lugansky, Andrey Pisarev, Pavel Nersessian and Liza Ginzburg (daughter of outstanding musician and pianist Grigory Ginzburg). She performed at the world's major concert halls and collaborated with renowned conductors and Orchestras. She has appeared in broadcasts on TV and radio of Russia, USA, Canada and Europe, etc. In 2015 Shorena Tsintsabadze has founded "Young Musicians International Association of Georgia. " The primary mission of organization is to help young talented musicians with the motivation, to support in creativity and career advancement, for which the organization is planning various events in the future. In this regard, some of the first and important achievement is the establishment of "Music International Summer Academy" known as "MISA" (misa. #ge) in 2015, Georgian Youth Symphony Orchestra (2017) and "Georgian Orchestra Academy" in 2019. In 2019 Shorena Tsintsabadze has recorded the masterpieces by Schumann, Brahms and Chopin and signed the contract with The Exquisite Classic Label - ARS Produktion.
On Sale
Brahms, Liszt & Schumann: Dedication
$23.99
$17.99
SACD
Ars Produktion
May 19, 2023
ARS38358
Schumann & Schubert / Annie Fischer
ICA Classics
Available as
CD
$16.99
Mar 08, 2024
Bryce Morrison, the celebrated critic and authority on piano music, described the pre-eminent Hungarian pianist as follows: ‘Annie Fischer was among the greatest and most richly comprehensive of all pianists’. The distinguished Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter, notoriously critical, described her as ‘an artist imbued with a spirit of greatness and with genuine profundity’.
Schumann & Schubert / Annie Fischer
$16.99
CD
ICA Classics
Mar 08, 2024
ICAC5178
Schumann: Davidsbundler; Kreisleriana
DUX
Available as
CD
$21.99
$10.99
Apr 14, 2015
Pianist Eugen Indjic Made His First Public Performance at Age Nine, Playing Mozart's D Minor Piano Concerto. Between 1961-71, Invited By Arthur Fiedler, He Appeared Often Each Season with the Boston Pops Orchestra. In 1968, He Met Arthur Rubinstein, Who Called Indjic a World-Class Pianist of Rare Musical and Artistic Perfection. His Discography Includes Works By Chopin, Debussy and Schumann As Well As Works By Stravinsky and Beethoven. He Continues to Play Regularly on the World's Great Stages, and Often Teaches Master Classes in Europe.
On Sale
Schumann: Davidsbundler; Kreisleriana
$21.99
$10.99
CD
DUX
Apr 14, 2015
DUX1187
Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1-4
Coviello
Available as
CD
$32.99
$24.99
Mar 25, 2014
• Karl-Heinz Steffens conducts the Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz in the complete symphonies of Robert Schumann. Mr. Steffens, until 2007 Principal Clarinetist of the Berlin Philharmonic, has been Music Director of the Rheinland-Pfalz Staatsphilharmonie since the 2009/10 concert season. Complete on 2 SACD's.
This CD launches a complete series of recordings of Robert Schumann's orchestral works, performed by the WDR Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Heinz Holliger. Holliger's performances draw on a lifetime study of Schumann's music, thought, personality and fate. His approach imparts lightness and lucidity to these opulent scores through a hierarchical balance of parts, delicately gradated dynamics, and invigorating tempos. The widespread image of this romantic composer as a weak orchestrator receives a refreshing and well-grounded correction. Volume 1 of the series presents the First Symphony in B-flat major (Op. 38), Overture, Scherzo and Finale (Op. 52) and the original 1841 version of the Fourth Symphony in D minor (Op. 120).
Schumann: Complete Symphonic Works, Vol. 1
$20.99
CD
Audite Musikproduktion
Oct 29, 2013
AUD97677
Schumann and the Sonata, Vol. 1
Haenssler Classic
Available as
CD
$13.99
$10.99
Jul 27, 2010
Classical Music
On Sale
Schumann and the Sonata, Vol. 1
$13.99
$10.99
CD
Haenssler Classic
Jul 27, 2010
98603
Schumann: Papillons, Faschingsschwank aus Wien & Piano Sonat
IDIS
Available as
CD
$16.99
Feb 12, 2014
Classical Music
Schumann: Papillons, Faschingsschwank aus Wien & Piano Sonat
$16.99
CD
IDIS
Feb 12, 2014
IDIS6670
Schumann & Faure: Samsara
Alpha
Available as
CD
$20.99
$15.99
Apr 04, 2025
For her fourth recital on Alpha Classics, mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey has chosen to record two cycles, Schumann's well-known Frauenliebe und Leben and Faure's La Chanson d'eve, a much more unfamiliar work. What the two cycles have in common is that a woman is their protagonist: "both works deal with innocence, discovery, joy, sorrow and ultimately a deeper understanding of life that only experience can offer", says Kate Lindsey, who has named this new album Samsara, a Sanskrit word that evokes the cycle of life, from birth to death. Eric Le Sage, a great specialist in the music of Faure and Schumann, is the ideal partner for this introspective journey, which also features extracts from Schumann's sublime Myrthen as well as Faure's famed Clair de lune and Chanson d'amour.
On Sale
Schumann & Faure: Samsara
$20.99
$15.99
CD
Alpha
Apr 04, 2025
ALPHA1125
Schumann: Dichterliebe by Kristjan Randalu
Berlin Classics
Available as
CD
$21.99
$16.99
Apr 05, 2024
Robert Schumann’s song cycle Dichterliebe, Op. 48 (1840), is widely considered the composer’s most celebrated cycle of Lieder and, along with Franz Schubert’s marginally earlier cycles Die Schöne Müllerin (1823) and Winterreise (1828), constitutes part of the central core of the genre in musical literature. Based on German poet Heinrich Heine’s Lyrisches Intermezzo, a 65-poems spanning collection first published in 1823, Dichterliebe in a way even represents the epitome of romantic poetry set to music. Both Heine and Schumann were progressive spirits who bent genres and rewrote the rules of their crafts. Therefore, it only seems appropriate that the Estonian pianist Kristjan Randalu, a forward-thinking mind in today’s contemporary music world, would do his part in bending genres by tackling this song cycle and updating its structure and vocabulary with the language of the 21st Century.
On Sale
On Sale
Pre-order
On Sale
On Sale
On Sale
On Sale
On Sale
On Sale
On Sale
On Sale
