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Pianist Llŷr Williams has built a following with recordings of Beethoven and Schubert, and with this double album, he plows forward into Schumann; the works on the album are mostly early, so one assumes that this is the first in a cycle. The appearance of the album on classical best-seller charts in early 2024 should encourage the folks at Signum Classics to proceed. Williams is a sober player whose style may remind listeners of a certain age of Rudolf Serkin. He has remarkable control in the larger pieces that frame the program here, the Fantasy, Op. 17, and the Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26. He certainly doesn't lack control in the smaller pieces, either. The issue is that these pieces, especially lately, have been treated, backed by Schumann's own writings and programmatic descriptions, as examples of free fantasy. It is not that Williams' playing is inexpressive, but he tends to let the fantastic in Schumann's music speak for itself. Sample the brief "Ungeduldig" ("Impatient") fourth movement of the Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, which few would call impatient. Williams' playing in the Papillons, Op. 2, is exquisitely delicate, and throughout, there is a fine sense of line. He has an approach that is unorthodox in Schumann, and that is all to the good. However, listeners should do some sampling to see how well they take to it. Producer Judith Sherman records the album well at a pair of locations at St. Paul's School and the Wyastone Estate, capturing the clarity of Williams' performances.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
(C) 2024 Signum Classics (P) 2024 Signum Records
Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
(C) 2024 Signum Classics (P) 2024 Signum Records
Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
(C) 2024 Signum Classics (P) 2024 Signum Records
Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
(C) 2024 Signum Classics (P) 2024 Signum Records
Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
(C) 2024 Signum Classics (P) 2024 Signum Records
Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Llyr Williams, MainArtist
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Album review
Pianist Llŷr Williams has built a following with recordings of Beethoven and Schubert, and with this double album, he plows forward into Schumann; the works on the album are mostly early, so one assumes that this is the first in a cycle. The appearance of the album on classical best-seller charts in early 2024 should encourage the folks at Signum Classics to proceed. Williams is a sober player whose style may remind listeners of a certain age of Rudolf Serkin. He has remarkable control in the larger pieces that frame the program here, the Fantasy, Op. 17, and the Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26. He certainly doesn't lack control in the smaller pieces, either. The issue is that these pieces, especially lately, have been treated, backed by Schumann's own writings and programmatic descriptions, as examples of free fantasy. It is not that Williams' playing is inexpressive, but he tends to let the fantastic in Schumann's music speak for itself. Sample the brief "Ungeduldig" ("Impatient") fourth movement of the Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, which few would call impatient. Williams' playing in the Papillons, Op. 2, is exquisitely delicate, and throughout, there is a fine sense of line. He has an approach that is unorthodox in Schumann, and that is all to the good. However, listeners should do some sampling to see how well they take to it. Producer Judith Sherman records the album well at a pair of locations at St. Paul's School and the Wyastone Estate, capturing the clarity of Williams' performances.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 48 track(s)
- Total length: 02:32:42
- Main artists: Llyr Williams
- Composer: Robert Schumann
- Label: Signum Records
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2024 Signum Classics (P) 2024 Signum Records
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