Nicholas Daniel & Julius Drake - Robert & Clara Schumann: Works for Oboe and Piano (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

One of Britain’s best-known musicians, Nicholas Daniel OBE won the BBC Young Musician competition in 1980, after which he quickly established his career, travelling all over the world, broadcasting widely, and making his début at the BBC Proms. He has premièred hundreds of works for the oboe and made many critically acclaimed recordings of both new and familiar music. As a soloist he has appeared with the world’s leading orchestras, performing a huge range of repertoire and premièring works written specially for him by many of the world’s greatest composers. He is a founder member of the Britten Sinfonia, Haffner Wind Ensemble, Orsino Ensemble, and Britten Oboe Quartet.

This programme features a wide selection of chamber music by Robert Schumann, alongside the Three Romances by Clara Schumann. At the time these pieces were written, there was a rapidly growing interest in amateur music making in the home, fuelled by a burgeoning middle class. Brahms, Schumann, and Mendelssohn all contributed significantly to the array of works published for this market, and it was quite normal practise for parts to be substituted for whatever instruments happened to be available. So, although the Three Romances, Op. 94 are the only works here originally composed for the oboe, the programme is not only musically rewarding in its own right, but also in keeping with what the Schumanns would have considered normal practise.

Tracklist:
01. Schumann- Drei Romanzen, Op. 94- I. Nicht schnell
02. Schumann- Drei Romanzen, Op. 94- II. Einfach, innig
03. Schumann- Drei Romanzen, Op. 94- III. Nicht schnell
04. Schumann- Drei Romanzen, Op. 22- I. Andante molto
05. Schumann- Drei Romanzen, Op. 22- II. Allegretto
06. Schumann- Drei Romanzen, Op. 22- III. Leidenschaftlich schnell
07. Schumann- Fantasiestücke, Op. 73- I. Zart und mit Ausdruck
08. Schumann- Fantasiestücke, Op. 73- II. Lebhaft, leicht
09. Schumann- Fantasiestücke, Op. 73- III. Rasch und mit Feuer
10. Schumann- Three Pieces from ‘Fünf Stücke im Volkston’, Op. 102- II. Langsam
11. Schumann- Three Pieces from ‘Fünf Stücke im Volkston’, Op. 102- III. Nicht schnell, mit viel Ton zu spielen
12. Schumann- Three Pieces from ‘Fünf Stücke im Volkston’, Op. 102- IV. Nicht zu rasch
13. Schumann- Mondnacht, Op. 39 No. 5
14. Schumann- Three Duos- I. Studien für den Pedal-Flügel Op. 56 No. 2
15. Schumann- Three Duos- II. Skizzen für den Pedal-Flügel Op. 58 No. 4
16. Schumann- Three Duos- III. Studien für den Pedal-Flügel Op. 56 No. 4
17. Schumann- Adagio und Allegro, Op. 70- I. Langsam, mit innigem Ausdruck
18. Schumann- Adagio und Allegro, Op. 70- II. Rasch und feur
19. Schumann- Abendlied, Op. 85 No. 12


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