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Schumann: 1839 - Year of Piano / Alexandra Papstefanou
First Hand Records

Schumann: 1839 - Year of Piano / Alexandra Papstefanou

$29.99

Details

Composer
SCHUMANN, ROBERT
Artist
Alexandra Papastefanou
Format
CD
Label
First Hand Records
Released
Feb 12, 2021
Catalog #
FHR112
UPC
5060216343112

About

1839 was Schumann’s most productive year of writing for solo piano, and the last year he wrote a major work for piano solo. The following year, Schumann wrote no works for solo piano, focusing a new energy in writing songs. 1840 is famously known as his ‘Year of Song’ (Liederjahr), hence our coined title ‘Year of Piano’ with all the works on this album, apart from 3 Stücklein, written in 1838. This is Papastefanou’s third album for FHR. Alexandra Papstefanou graduated from Athens Conservatoire, where she studied piano under Aliki Vatikioti. She followed her studies with Olga Zhukova at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, with Peter Solymos, at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest and, on a scholarship from the Alexander Onassis Foundati on, at the University of Indiana in Bloomington, USA, with the highly infl uencial teacher György Seb?k. She has also taken lessons from Alfred Brendel.

Tracklist 26 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Einfach: Sehr rasch und leicht - 05:59
    Track
    1
    Title
    Einfach: Sehr rasch und leicht -
    Duration
    05:59
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Alexandra Papastefanou
  3. 2 Hastig - 05:19
    Track
    2
    Title
    Hastig -
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Alexandra Papastefanou
  4. 3 Einfach und zart: Intermezzo - 04:49
    Track
    3
    Title
    Einfach und zart: Intermezzo -
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Alexandra Papastefanou
  5. 4 Innig - 03:03
    Track
    4
    Title
    Innig -
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Alexandra Papastefanou
  6. 5 Sehr lebhaft - Mit einigen Pomp - 04:12
    Track
    5
    Title
    Sehr lebhaft - Mit einigen Pomp -
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Alexandra Papastefanou
  7. 6 Zum Beschluss 06:37
    Track
    6
    Title
    Zum Beschluss
    Duration
    06:37
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Alexandra Papastefanou
  8. 7 No. 1. Mehr langsam, oft zurückhaltend (Trauerzug) 05:20
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 1. Mehr langsam, oft zurückhaltend (Trauerzug)
    Duration
    05:20
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Alexandra Papastefanou
  9. 8 No. 2. Markiert und lebhaft (Kuriose Gesellschaft) 05:53
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 2. Markiert und lebhaft (Kuriose Gesellschaft)
    Duration
    05:53
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Alexandra Papastefanou
  10. 9 No. 3. Mit grosser Lebhaftigkeit (Nächtliches Gelage) 03:58
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 3. Mit grosser Lebhaftigkeit (Nächtliches Gelage)
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Alexandra Papastefanou
  11. 10 No. 4. Ad libitum - Einfach (Rundgesang mit Solostimmen) 04:03
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 4. Ad libitum - Einfach (Rundgesang mit Solostimmen)
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Alexandra Papastefanou
  12. 11 Arabeske in C Major, Op. 18 07:07
    Track
    11
    Title
    Arabeske in C Major, Op. 18
    Duration
    07:07
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Alexandra Papastefanou
  13. 12 Blumenstuck in D-Flat Major, Op. 19 06:58
    Track
    12
    Title
    Blumenstuck in D-Flat Major, Op. 19
    Duration
    06:58
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Alexandra Papastefanou
  14. Disc 2
  15. 1 I. Allegro: Sehr lebhaft 09:46
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro: Sehr lebhaft
    Duration
    09:46
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Alexandra Papastefanou
  16. 2 II. Romanze 02:28
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Romanze
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Alexandra Papastefanou
  17. 3 III. Scherzino 02:27
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzino
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Alexandra Papastefanou
  18. 4 IV. Intermezzo 02:18
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Intermezzo
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Alexandra Papastefanou
  19. 5 V. Finale 05:57
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Finale
    Duration
    05:57
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Alexandra Papastefanou
  20. 6 No. 1 in B-Flat Minor 03:56
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 1 in B-Flat Minor
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Alexandra Papastefanou
  21. 7 No. 2 in F-Sharp Major 04:39
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 2 in F-Sharp Major
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Alexandra Papastefanou
  22. 8 No. 3 in B Major 08:04
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 3 in B Major
    Duration
    08:04
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Alexandra Papastefanou
  23. 9 3 Stücklein: No. 1. Nicht schnell, mit Innigkeit 02:17
    Track
    9
    Title
    3 Stücklein: No. 1. Nicht schnell, mit Innigkeit
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Alexandra Papastefanou
  24. 10 3 Stücklein: No. 2. Sehr rasch 01:02
    Track
    10
    Title
    3 Stücklein: No. 2. Sehr rasch
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Alexandra Papastefanou
  25. 11 3 Stücklein: No. 3. Frisch 01:00
    Track
    11
    Title
    3 Stücklein: No. 3. Frisch
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Alexandra Papastefanou
  26. 12 Praludium 01:26
    Track
    12
    Title
    Praludium
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Alexandra Papastefanou
  27. 13 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 32: No. 4. Fughette 01:40
    Track
    13
    Title
    4 Klavierstücke, Op. 32: No. 4. Fughette
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Alexandra Papastefanou
  28. 14 Albumblätter, Op. 124: No. 19. Phantasiestück 02:18
    Track
    14
    Title
    Albumblätter, Op. 124: No. 19. Phantasiestück
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Alexandra Papastefanou