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Haenssler Classic

Schumann, Vol. 3

Contemporary Romantic Virtuosic Piano
$32.99

Details

Composer
Robert Schumann
Artist
Gerhard Oppitz
Format
CD
Label
Haenssler Classic
Released
Apr 17, 2026
Catalog #
HC25032
UPC
881488250329

About

Robert Schumann's piano music, which Gerhard Oppitz now presents for the third time in a specific configuration of works, displays a special characteristic in contrast to the piano writing of the major 19th-century Romantic piano composers Alkan, Chopin and Liszt. The attempt to categorize his works either as contributions to the Classical models of sonata and variation, or to the Romantic genres of Etude, Ballade, Scherzo and a wealth of dance and character pieces, proved unsatisfactory; that remains the case even though Schumann himself was a regular contributor to the two forms handed down from the Classical era. Schumann himself, then, was engaged in the creative questioning of hitherto valid compositional and musical ideals.

Tracklist 24 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Theme and Variations on the name Abegg, Op. 1 09:14
    Track
    1
    Title
    Theme and Variations on the name Abegg, Op. 1
    Duration
    09:14
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Gerhard Oppitz
  3. 2 No. 1. Markiert und kräftig 06:33
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 1. Markiert und kräftig
    Duration
    06:33
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Gerhard Oppitz
  4. 3 No. 2. Äusserst rasch und mit Bravour 06:51
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 2. Äusserst rasch und mit Bravour
    Duration
    06:51
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Gerhard Oppitz
  5. 4 No. 3. Leicht und mit Humor 06:35
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 3. Leicht und mit Humor
    Duration
    06:35
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Gerhard Oppitz
  6. 5 No. 4. Ballmässig, sehr munter 04:27
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 4. Ballmässig, sehr munter
    Duration
    04:27
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Gerhard Oppitz
  7. 6 No. 5. Rauschend und festlich 12:26
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 5. Rauschend und festlich
    Duration
    12:26
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Gerhard Oppitz
  8. 7 No. 6. Sehr lebhaft, mit vielem Humor 06:29
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 6. Sehr lebhaft, mit vielem Humor
    Duration
    06:29
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Gerhard Oppitz
  9. 8 No. 7. Äusserst rasch 05:26
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 7. Äusserst rasch
    Duration
    05:26
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Gerhard Oppitz
  10. 9 No. 8. Sehr lebhaft 14:25
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 8. Sehr lebhaft
    Duration
    14:25
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Gerhard Oppitz
  11. Disc 2
  12. 1 Allegro in B Minor, Op. 8 10:29
    Track
    1
    Title
    Allegro in B Minor, Op. 8
    Duration
    10:29
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Gerhard Oppitz
  13. 2 No. 1. Mehr langsam, oft zurückhaltend (Trauerzug) 06:52
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 1. Mehr langsam, oft zurückhaltend (Trauerzug)
    Duration
    06:52
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Gerhard Oppitz
  14. 3 No. 2. Markiert und lebhaft (Kuriose Gesellschaft) 07:37
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 2. Markiert und lebhaft (Kuriose Gesellschaft)
    Duration
    07:37
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Gerhard Oppitz
  15. 4 No. 3. Mit großer Lebhaftigkeit (Nächtliches Gelage) 04:12
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 3. Mit großer Lebhaftigkeit (Nächtliches Gelage)
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Gerhard Oppitz
  16. 5 No. 4. Ad libitum - Einfach (Rundgesang mit Solostimmen) 03:59
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 4. Ad libitum - Einfach (Rundgesang mit Solostimmen)
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Gerhard Oppitz
  17. 6 No. 1. Eintritt (Entering the Forest) 02:18
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 1. Eintritt (Entering the Forest)
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Gerhard Oppitz
  18. 7 No. 2. Jäger auf der Lauer (Hunter on the Look-out) 01:31
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 2. Jäger auf der Lauer (Hunter on the Look-out)
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Gerhard Oppitz
  19. 8 No. 3. Einsame Blumen (Solitary Flowers) 02:25
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 3. Einsame Blumen (Solitary Flowers)
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Gerhard Oppitz
  20. 9 No. 4. Verrufene Stelle (Haunted Spot) 04:08
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 4. Verrufene Stelle (Haunted Spot)
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Gerhard Oppitz
  21. 10 No. 5. Freundliche Landschaft (Pleasant Scenery) 01:37
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 5. Freundliche Landschaft (Pleasant Scenery)
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Gerhard Oppitz
  22. 11 No. 6. Herberge (At the Inn) 02:42
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 6. Herberge (At the Inn)
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Gerhard Oppitz
  23. 12 No. 7. Vogel als Prophet (The Songster-Prophet) 03:58
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 7. Vogel als Prophet (The Songster-Prophet)
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Gerhard Oppitz
  24. 13 No. 8. Jagdlied (Hunting-Song) 02:38
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 8. Jagdlied (Hunting-Song)
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Gerhard Oppitz
  25. 14 No. 9. Abschied (Farewell to the Forest) 04:07
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 9. Abschied (Farewell to the Forest)
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Gerhard Oppitz
  26. 15 Variations on an Original Theme, Anhang F39, "Geistervariationen" (Ghost Variations) 13:34
    Track
    15
    Title
    Variations on an Original Theme, Anhang F39, "Geistervariationen" (Ghost Variations)
    Duration
    13:34
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Gerhard Oppitz