Name: Best Price Clara
Brand: Beamish / Porter / Mcnaught
SKU: SK0525499-US20260105-083122
Availability: InStock

DISC: 1

1. 3 Lieder, Op. 12~No.

2. Warum willst du and’re fragen?

3. 3 Lieder, Op. 12~No.

4. Liebst du um Schönheit

5. Mein Stern!

6. 6 Lieder, Op. 13/

7. Sie liebten sich beide

8. Clara

9. Frauenliebe und -Leben, Op. 42~Seit ich ihn gesehen

10. Frauenliebe und -Leben, Op. 42~Er, der Herrlichste von allen

11. Frauenliebe und -Leben, Op. 42~Ich kann’s nicht fassen, nicht glauben

12. Frauenliebe und -Leben, Op. 42~Du Ring an meinem Finger

13. Frauenliebe und -Leben, Op. 42~Helft mir, ihr Schwestern

14. Frauenliebe und -Leben, Op. 42~Süsser Freund, du blickest

15. Frauenliebe und -Leben, Op. 42~An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust

16. Frauenliebe und -Leben, Op. 42~Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan

More Info:

The artists on this recording, Porter and McNaught, commissioned the English composer Sally Beamish and Scottish author Janice Galloway a work to pair with Robert Schumann’s Frauenliebe und -Leben so they could be sung together in recital. Robert Schumann’s song cycle is such a famous work, most singers and pianists will tackle it at some point in their careers – they are the most beautiful songs. Inspired by Frauenliebe und -Leben, Beamish and Galloway created Clara, a wonderful work in which Clara Schumann’s life unfolds in a soliloquy brimming with drama and heart stopping tenderness. From a childhood controlled by a dictatorial father, Clara went on to marry Robert. Robert Schumann was a troubled man of genius whose suicide attempt led to his early death in an asylum which could offer little hope. Left to pick up the pieces, Clara, who bore him 8 children, became the foremost piano virtuosos of her time and outlived him by 40 years. Also included in this recording are some of Clara Schumann’s greatest songs, a perfect opening to this brilliantly concepted album.