Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Röschmann And Uchida Follow Up Carnegie Concert With Recording

In April 2014, Carnegie Hall presented a recital of two legendary interpreters: "The superstar team of soprano Dorothea Röschmann and pianist Mitsuko Uchida performs love songs by Schumann and Berg. Schumann’s great love for Clara Wieck is at the heart of this Liederkreis, songs he described in a letter to her as his 'most romantic music ever, with much of you in it.' His marriage to Clara might have inspired his song cycle Frauenliebe und -leben, a celebration of a woman’s devotion to her husband. Schumann’s piano mastery is evident throughout, as the instrument is given a more prominent role than ever before heard in the song literature. Berg offers a fevered view of love in his impassioned Seven Early Songs." [Source] Following the high praise for the performance in New York, Decca releases a full recording of the repertoire. International release date is set for October 2, 2015. See a complete track list for the recording, and watch a video of Dorothea Röschmann discuss working with Mitsuko Uchida, after the jump.
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Track List

Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Liederkreis, Op.39
1.
1:45
2.
1:53
3.
2:38
4.
1:49
5.
3:52
6.
1:22
7.
3:19
9.
2:40
10.
3:30
11.
1:36
12.
1:28
Alban Berg (1885 - 1935)
Sieben frühe Lieder
13.
4:14
14.
2:18
16.
2:42
17.
1:21
18.
1:57
19.
2:00
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Frauenliebe und -leben Op.42
Dorothea Röschmann, Mitsuko Uchida