Robert Schumann
Schumann: Dichterliebe and Kerner Lieder review | Andrew Clements's classical album of the week
The velvety tone of Florian Boesch creates the perfect sound world for the expressive weight of these settings of poems by Heine and Kerner
Andrew Clements
15, Jun, 2023 @2:45 PM
Benjamin Grosvenor review – pianist’s virtuosity preferences power over pastel colours
An ambitious programme that ranged from Busoni’s Bach to Prokofiev confirmed why the pianist is a favourite here
Andrew Clements
08, May, 2023 @11:50 AM
Javier Perianes review – Granados’s Goyescas has rare outing but colours remain dim
Perianes has the agility and stamina to take on Granados’s piece but his realisation of the epic piano work didn’t have enough colour or character
Andrew Clements
24, Apr, 2023 @1:44 PM
Leonidas Kavakos/Yuja Wang review – shared detail and purpose
The two virtuosic soloists have a longstanding musical partnership that here produced a wonderful and generous evening of music by Brahms, Janáček and Schumann
Erica Jeal
05, Dec, 2022 @3:59 PM
Schumann Quartet/Anna Lucia Richter review – immaculate playing prized efficiency over emotion
Despite great commitment from the mezzo-soprano, the four string players merged into corporate facelessness in this performance of Brahms and Schumann
Andrew Clements
02, Oct, 2022 @11:47 AM
Conrad Tao review – full-blooded piano playing with a dash of quirk
Tao’s programme exploited his talents to the full, including a ‘pandemic repertoire’ of Beethoven, Adams and Tao himself
Andrew Clements
14, Jul, 2022 @1:53 PM
OAE/Manacorda/Faust review – nimble brilliance and refined care
Isabelle Faust and Antonello Manacorda did their best to make the case for Schumann’s problematic violin concerto, while Manacorda brought something fresh to familiar works
Andrew Clements
17, Feb, 2022 @1:34 PM
Schumann (Gerhaher Huber) Alle Lieder review - Schumann lovers will find it irresistible
Christian Gerhaher is front and centre of this impressive complete song project, to which he brings precision and attention to detail
Andrew Clements
23, Sep, 2021 @4:22 PM
That way madness lies: why the obsession about diagnosing Robert Schumann?
The Romantic composer died in an asylum in 1856, since when musicians, doctors - and even the Nazis – have sought to name the illness that brought his early death. It tells us as much as about the story of modern psychiatry as it does about the man and his music.
Phil Hebblethwaite
17, Sep, 2021 @3:22 PM
Roderick Williams and Andrew West: Birdsong review | classical album of the week
Baritone Williams brings his characteristic attention to text and tone to pieces usually sung by young women, including works by Schumann and Brahms
Erica Jeal
22, Jul, 2021 @2:00 PM
Schumann: The Piano Trios; Piano Quintet; Piano Quartet review | Andrew Clements's classical album of the week
Trio Wanderer capture Schumann’s playfulness in a group of works demanding contrast and balance
Andrew Clements
06, May, 2021 @5:00 PM
From Vivaldi to Vaughan Williams: more musical voices who have changed our world
Over the past few months, our Know the Score series introduced 20 great composers. But what of the many we couldn’t write about? Martin Kettle suggests some other names whose music is well worth exploring
Martin Kettle
25, Nov, 2020 @1:36 PM
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