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Classic Library - Schumann: Kreisleriana, Etc / Kissin

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Details

Composer
SCHUMANN, ROBERT
Artist
Evgeny Kissin
Format
CD
Label
Sony Masterworks
Released
Apr 20, 2004
Catalog #
82876594122
UPC
828765941228

About


Evgeny Kissin is an interpreter who tends to shoot from the hip in the big Romantic masterpieces, resulting in many moments of genius rubbing up against baffling gaucheries. Fortunately, nearly everything comes together for Kissin in his late-1990s recordings of Schumann's Kreisleriana and C major Fantasy. The latter virtually explodes in the face of Kissin's ardent, volatile virtuosity, which dwells at opposite ends of the scale from Pollini's ironclad, symphonically inclined steadiness. Particularly noteworthy (all puns intended) are Kissin's spectacular leaps in the second-movement coda, where he cleanly delineates the outer voices most other pianists are merely content to hit accurately. The whiplash articulation and huge dynamic range Kissin brings to Kreisleriana's faster movements are cut from the same Dionysian cloth that shrouds the great Horowitz (Sony) and Argerich (DG) recordings. In short, the catalog claims no stromger coupling of these works, and with Kissin on top form, who can resist? [6/14/2004] --Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 I. Ausserst bewegt 02:46
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Ausserst bewegt
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Evgeny Kissin
  2. 2 II. Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch 02:21
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Evgeny Kissin
  3. 3 Intermezzo I: Sehr lebhaft 02:28
    Track
    3
    Title
    Intermezzo I: Sehr lebhaft
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Evgeny Kissin
  4. 4 Intermezzo II: Etwas bewegter 04:54
    Track
    4
    Title
    Intermezzo II: Etwas bewegter
    Duration
    04:54
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Evgeny Kissin
  5. 5 III. Sehr aufgeregt - Etwas langsamer 04:21
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Sehr aufgeregt - Etwas langsamer
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Evgeny Kissin
  6. 6 IV. Sehr langsam - Bewegter 03:47
    Track
    6
    Title
    IV. Sehr langsam - Bewegter
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Evgeny Kissin
  7. 7 V. Sehr lebhaft 03:34
    Track
    7
    Title
    V. Sehr lebhaft
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Evgeny Kissin
  8. 8 VI. Sehr langsam - Etwas bewegter 04:26
    Track
    8
    Title
    VI. Sehr langsam - Etwas bewegter
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Evgeny Kissin
  9. 9 VII. Sehr rasch - Noch schneller 01:58
    Track
    9
    Title
    VII. Sehr rasch - Noch schneller
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Evgeny Kissin
  10. 10 VIII. Schnell und spielend 03:38
    Track
    10
    Title
    VIII. Schnell und spielend
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Evgeny Kissin
  11. 11 I. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen 13:31
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen
    Duration
    13:31
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Evgeny Kissin
  12. 12 II. Massig: Durchaus energisch 07:26
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Massig: Durchaus energisch
    Duration
    07:26
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Evgeny Kissin
  13. 13 III. Langsam getragen: Durchweg leise zu halten 11:54
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Langsam getragen: Durchweg leise zu halten
    Duration
    11:54
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Evgeny Kissin