Midori - Schumann Violin Concerto & Works for Violin and Piano by Clara and Robert Schumann (2026) [24/96]

Violinist Midori, Festival Strings Lucerne under the direction of Daniel Dodds, and pianist Özgür Aydin present an album of Schumann: Violin Concerto & Works for Violin and Piano by Clara and Robert Schumann, highlighting two deeply connected artistic voices. At the centre is Robert Schumann’s Violin Concerto in D Minor, composed in 1853 but withheld from publication for more than eighty years after Clara Schumann and Joseph Joachim questioned its place within his legacy. Long clouded by its troubled history and a problematic 1937 premiere, the concerto has only recently gained recognition as a powerful and distinctive late work, valued today for its emotional depth and expressive candour.

The programme also includes Robert Schumann’s 5 Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102,
and 3 Romances, Op. 94–lyrical miniatures from his remarkably productive year of 1849, alongside Clara Schumann’s 5 Romances, Op. 22, dedicated to Joachim and now fully restored to the repertoire after decades of neglect. Together, these works reveal an artistic world shaped by intimacy, sincerity, and clarity of expression, echoing Robert Schumann’s belief that the artist’s task is “to send light into the darkness of men’s hearts”.

TRACKLIST

1. Midori, Festival Strings Lucerne, Daniel Dodds, Ozgür Aydin - Schumann: Violin Concerto in D Minor, WoO 23: I. In kräftigem, nicht zu schnellem Tempo
2. Midori, Festival Strings Lucerne, Daniel Dodds, Ozgür Aydin - Schumann: Violin Concerto in D Minor, WoO 23: II. Langsam
3. Midori, Festival Strings Lucerne, Daniel Dodds, Ozgür Aydin - Schumann: Violin Concerto in D Minor, WoO 23: III. Lebhaft, doch nicht schnell
4. Midori, Festival Strings Lucerne, Daniel Dodds, Ozgür Aydin - Schumann: 5 Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102: I. Mit Humor
5. Midori, Festival Strings Lucerne, Daniel Dodds, Ozgür Aydin - Schumann: 5 Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102: II. Langsam
6. Midori, Festival Strings Lucerne, Daniel Dodds, Ozgür Aydin - Schumann: 5 Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102: III. Nicht schnell, mit viel Ton zu spielen
7. Midori, Festival Strings Lucerne, Daniel Dodds, Ozgür Aydin - Schumann: 5 Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102: IV. Nicht zu rasch
8. Midori, Festival Strings Lucerne, Daniel Dodds, Ozgür Aydin - Schumann: 5 Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102: V. Stark und markiert
9. Midori, Festival Strings Lucerne, Daniel Dodds, Ozgür Aydin - Schumann: 3 Romances, Op. 94: I. Nicht schnell
10. Midori, Festival Strings Lucerne, Daniel Dodds, Ozgür Aydin - Schumann: 3 Romances, Op. 94: II. Einfach innig
11. Midori, Festival Strings Lucerne, Daniel Dodds, Ozgür Aydin - Schumann: 3 Romances, Op. 94: III. Nicht schnell
12. Midori, Festival Strings Lucerne, Daniel Dodds, Ozgür Aydin - Schumann: 3 Romances, Op. 22: I. Andante molto
13. Midori, Festival Strings Lucerne, Daniel Dodds, Ozgür Aydin - Schumann: 3 Romances, Op. 22: II. Allegretto: Mit zartem Vortrage
14. Midori, Festival Strings Lucerne, Daniel Dodds, Ozgür Aydin - Schumann: 3 Romances, Op. 22: III. Leidenschaftlich schnell



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