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Vladimir Feltsman|Schumann: First Masterworks

Schumann: First Masterworks

Vladimir Feltsman

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Vladimir Feltsman is a sympathetic interpreter of the music of the middle 19th century, with several incisive Schumann albums to his credit. Here, he offers a program that may well be unique, tracing the development of Schumann's style "from ABEGG to Nachtstücke," as Feltsman puts it in his always instructive and elegant booklet notes, adorned here with a quotation from Jean Paul, "The whole world shines for the poet." This points to the strengths of Feltsman's readings. Other pianists may wring greater lyricism out of individual pieces, but for insight into the intellectual and cultural currents in which Schumann was swimming, he can't be beat. On one hand, it is true that Schumann appeared in the world as a fully formed genius, but those currents grow deeper as the music on this program proceeds in Feltsman's hands. The opening Variations on the name Abegg, Op. 1, is not much played, but it shows how Schumann's imagination was active from the start; the piece is dedicated to a purely fictitious Pauline von Abegg, the letters of whose name just happen to provide the notes of a theme for Schumann's set of variations. Feltsman nicely captures the improvisatory quality of the breathtakingly miniature Papillons, Op. 2, and Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, and in the "Florestan" / "Eusebius" pair of Carnaval, Op. 9, representing Schumann's ongoing self-personification of the two sides of his personality, there is a real sense in these performances of Schumann arriving at the idea and moving into it confidently. Likewise, Feltsman gives space to the larger pieces that mark the inauguration of the next phase of Schumann's career. Beautifully recorded at the Wyastone Estate, this is a release that brings Schumann alive.

© James Manheim /TiVo

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1
Variations on the name 'Abegg', Op. 1: I. Tema
00:01:16

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

2
Variations on the name 'Abegg', Op. 1: II. Variation I
00:01:30

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

3
Variations on the name 'Abegg', Op. 1: III. Variation II
00:01:23

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

4
Variations on the name 'Abegg', Op. 1: IV. Variation III
00:01:06

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

5
Variations on the name 'Abegg', Op. 1: V. Cantabile
00:01:28

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

6
Variations on the name 'Abegg', Op. 1: VI. Finale
00:03:04

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

7
Papillons, Op. 2: I. Introduzione
00:00:12

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

8
Papillons, Op. 2: II. No. 1
00:00:46

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

9
Papillons, Op. 2: III. No. 2
00:00:28

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

10
Papillons, Op. 2: IV. No. 3
00:00:46

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

11
Papillons, Op. 2: V. No. 4
00:01:03

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

12
Papillons, Op. 2: VI. No. 5
00:01:12

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

13
Papillons, Op. 2: VII. No. 6
00:00:57

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

14
Papillons, Op. 2: VIII. No. 7
00:00:58

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

15
Papillons, Op. 2: IX. No. 8
00:01:21

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

16
Papillons, Op. 2: X. No. 9
00:00:49

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

17
Papillons, Op. 2: XI. No. 10
00:01:57

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

18
Papillons, Op. 2: XII. No. 11
00:03:05

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

19
Papillons, Op. 2: XIII. No. 12 Finale
00:02:28

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

20
Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6: I. Lebhaft
00:01:27

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

21
Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6: II. Innig
00:01:38

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

22
Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6: III. Mit Humor
00:01:29

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

23
Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6: IV. Ungeduldig
00:00:56

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

24
Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6: V. Einfach
00:02:00

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

25
Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6: VI. Sehr rasch
00:02:06

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

26
Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6: VII. Nicht schnell
00:04:03

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

27
Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6: VIII. Frisch
00:01:13

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

28
Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6: IX. Lebhaft
00:01:41

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

29
Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6: X. Balladenmässig. Sehr rasch
00:01:34

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

30
Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6: XI. Einfach
00:01:53

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

31
Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6: XII. Mit Humor
00:00:50

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

32
Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6: XIII. Wild und lustig
00:03:36

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

33
Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6: XIV. Zart und singend
00:02:40

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

34
Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6: XV. Frisch
00:01:27

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

35
Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6: XVI. Mit gutem Humor
00:01:24

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

36
Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6: XVII. Wie aus der Ferne
00:04:15

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

37
Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6: XVIII. Nicht schnell
00:02:18

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

38
Carnaval, Op. 9: I. Préamble
00:02:27

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

39
Carnaval, Op. 9: II. Pierrot
00:01:52

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

40
Carnaval, Op. 9: III. Arlequin
00:01:14

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

41
Carnaval, Op. 9: IV. Valse noble
00:01:14

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

42
Carnaval, Op. 9: V. Eusebius
00:02:03

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

43
Carnaval, Op. 9: VI. Florestan
00:01:06

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

44
Carnaval, Op. 9: VII. Coquette
00:01:44

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

45
Carnaval, Op. 9: VIII. Réplique
00:01:03

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

46
Carnaval, Op. 9: IX. Papillons
00:00:44

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

47
Carnaval, Op. 9: X. Lettres dansantes
00:00:45

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

48
Carnaval, Op. 9: XI. Chiarina
00:01:37

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

49
Carnaval, Op. 9: XII. Chopin
00:01:16

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

50
Carnaval, Op. 9: XIII. Estrella
00:00:28

Robert Schumann, Composer - Vladimir Feltsman, MainArtist - Adrian Farmer, Producer

(C) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited (P) 2023 Wyastone Estate Limited

Album review

Vladimir Feltsman is a sympathetic interpreter of the music of the middle 19th century, with several incisive Schumann albums to his credit. Here, he offers a program that may well be unique, tracing the development of Schumann's style "from ABEGG to Nachtstücke," as Feltsman puts it in his always instructive and elegant booklet notes, adorned here with a quotation from Jean Paul, "The whole world shines for the poet." This points to the strengths of Feltsman's readings. Other pianists may wring greater lyricism out of individual pieces, but for insight into the intellectual and cultural currents in which Schumann was swimming, he can't be beat. On one hand, it is true that Schumann appeared in the world as a fully formed genius, but those currents grow deeper as the music on this program proceeds in Feltsman's hands. The opening Variations on the name Abegg, Op. 1, is not much played, but it shows how Schumann's imagination was active from the start; the piece is dedicated to a purely fictitious Pauline von Abegg, the letters of whose name just happen to provide the notes of a theme for Schumann's set of variations. Feltsman nicely captures the improvisatory quality of the breathtakingly miniature Papillons, Op. 2, and Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, and in the "Florestan" / "Eusebius" pair of Carnaval, Op. 9, representing Schumann's ongoing self-personification of the two sides of his personality, there is a real sense in these performances of Schumann arriving at the idea and moving into it confidently. Likewise, Feltsman gives space to the larger pieces that mark the inauguration of the next phase of Schumann's career. Beautifully recorded at the Wyastone Estate, this is a release that brings Schumann alive.

© James Manheim /TiVo

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