Solitude -Robert & Clara Schumann: Piano Works / Benjamin Kim, Niek Baar

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Label
Channel Classics
Release Date
September 8, 2023
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann
    • PERFORMER
      Niek Baar, Ben Kim
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 08, 2023
    • UPC
      723385451235
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CCS45123
    • LABEL
      Channel Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Ziemlich langsam - lebhaft

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Niek Baar, Benjamin Kim

    2. II. Scherzo: Lebhaft

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Niek Baar, Benjamin Kim

    3. III. Intermezzo: Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Niek Baar, Benjamin Kim

    4. IV. Finale: Markirtes, ziemlich lebhaftes Tempo

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Niek Baar, Benjamin Kim

    5. No. 1. Romance in E-Flat Minor

      Composer: Clara Schumann

      Performer: Niek Baar, Benjamin Kim

    6. No. 2. Romance in G Minor

      Composer: Clara Schumann

      Performer: Niek Baar, Benjamin Kim

    7. No. 3. Romance in A-Flat Major

      Composer: Clara Schumann

      Performer: Niek Baar, Benjamin Kim

    8. I. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Niek Baar, Benjamin Kim

    9. II. Sehr lebhaft

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Niek Baar, Benjamin Kim

    10. III. Leise, einfach

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Niek Baar, Benjamin Kim

    11. IV. Bewegt

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Niek Baar, Benjamin Kim


The album Solitude features music of Robert Schumann and Clara Schumann. Dutch violinist Niek Baar and American pianist Ben Kim tell us: “Robert Schumann brought us together as duo partners and as friends. His writing, obsessively swinging between fiery turmoil and tender longing, gave us a common language to communicate with one another”. On this recording, Robert Schumann's Violin Sonatas Nos. 2 & 3 are paired with Clara Schumann's 3 Romances, Op. 22. Listening to her romances, we note that Clara quotes Robert's Violin Sonata No. 1. This romantic gesture underlines the artistic bond between Clara and Robert Schumann.