For over 60 years, repeated efforts have been made to capture on sound carriers Robert Schumann's Complete Works for Piano solo, a fascinatingly broad and varied spectrum ranging from highly virtuosic pieces for the concert hall and valuable literature for teaching purposes. This attractive and yet challenging assignment was not always approached with the necessary intellectual rigor, quite apart from any purely artistic shortcomings, and so none of these sets can justly be deemed "complete". Schumann had published a string of works (Impromptus op. 5, DavidsbÃ¼ndlertÃ¤nze op. 6, Etudes symphoniques op. 13, Concert sans Orchestre or Sonata in F minor op. 14 and Kreisleriana op. 16) in two more or less divergent versions, so that it is highly questionable whether an edition can be labelled "Complete Recordings" if it only contains one of those versions or worse still, makes a misguided attempt to combine two of them. Meanwhile, works that were published at remote locations or remained unpublished, along with fragments that could easily be completed without resorting to audacious speculation, have hitherto been taken into account only in exceptional cases. The first true complete recording of Robert Schumann's works for piano solo on in 15 volumes, played by Florian Uhlig, seeks for the first time to offer imaginative compilations on album (e.g. "Robert Schumann and the Sonata", "The Young Piano Virtuoso", "Schumann in Vienna", "Schumann and Counterpoint", "Variations") containing all original works for pianoforte written between 1830 (Abegg Variations op. 1) and 1854 (Ghost Variations) according to the newest critical editions and/or first editions. Several of these albums include premiere recordings. The booklets by Joachim Draheim, who discovered and/or edited a number of the works, shed light on the biographical and musicological background to the works thus coupled.

Tracklist:

Impromptus On A Theme Of Clara Wieck, Op. 5: No. 1, Un Poco Adagio - Romanza
Impromptus On A Theme Of Clara Wieck, Op. 5: No. 2, -
Impromptus On A Theme Of Clara Wieck, Op. 5: No. 3, Espressivo
Impromptus On A Theme Of Clara Wieck, Op. 5: No. 4, -
Impromptus On A Theme Of Clara Wieck, Op. 5: No. 5, -
Impromptus On A Theme Of Clara Wieck, Op. 5: No. 6, -
Impromptus On A Theme Of Clara Wieck, Op. 5: No. 7, Presto
Impromptus On A Theme Of Clara Wieck, Op. 5: No. 8, -
Impromptus On A Theme Of Clara Wieck, Op. 5: No. 9, -
Impromptus On A Theme Of Clara Wieck, Op. 5: No. 10, -
Impromptus On A Theme Of Clara Wieck, Op. 5: No. 11, Allegro Con Brio
Impromptus On A Theme Of Clara Wieck, Op. 5: No. 12, Vivace
Etudes In Variation Form On A Theme By Beethoven, Woo 31: No. 1, -
Etudes In Variation Form On A Theme By Beethoven, Woo 31: No. 2, -
Etudes In Variation Form On A Theme By Beethoven, Woo 31: No. 3, Molto Moderato
Etudes In Variation Form On A Theme By Beethoven, Woo 31: No. 4, -
Etudes In Variation Form On A Theme By Beethoven, Woo 31: No. 5, -
Etudes In Variation Form On A Theme By Beethoven, Woo 31: No. 6, Passionato
Etudes In Variation Form On A Theme By Beethoven, Woo 31: No. 7, Idee Aus Beethoven
Etudes In Variation Form On A Theme By Beethoven, Woo 31: No. 8, Moderato
Etudes In Variation Form On A Theme By Beethoven, Woo 31: No. 9 , Fragment, Ausgeführte Version Aus Einer Zweiten, Unvollst
Etudes In Variation Form On A Theme By Beethoven, Woo 31: No. 10, Prestissimo
Etudes In Variation Form On A Theme By Beethoven, Woo 31: No. 11, Legato, Teneramente
Variations Pathétiques, Op. 13 (First Version): Thême. Adagio
Variations Pathétiques, Op. 13 (First Version): Var. 1, Grave
Variations Pathétiques, Op. 13 (First Version): Var. 2
Variations Pathétiques, Op. 13 (First Version): Var. 3
Variations Pathétiques, Op. 13 (First Version): Var. 4
Variations Pathétiques, Op. 13 (First Version): Var. 5
Variations Pathétiques, Op. 13 (First Version): Var. 6
Variations Pathétiques, Op. 13 (First Version): Var. 7
Variations Pathétiques, Op. 13 (First Version): Var. 8
Variations Pathétiques, Op. 13 (First Version): Var. 9
Variations Pathétiques, Op. 13 (First Version): Var. 10
Variations Pathétiques, Op. 13 (First Version): Finale
Variation In G Major (Arr. J. Draheim)
Variation On "The Little Bell" By Paganini (Completed By J. Draheim)
Etudes In Variation Form On A Theme By Beethoven, Woo 31 (Version 2) [Excerpts]: Etude Mignonne
Etudes In Variation Form On A Theme By Beethoven, Woo 31 (Version 2) [Excerpts]: Var. 4
Etudes In Variation Form On A Theme By Beethoven, Woo 31 (Version 2) [Excerpts]: Var. 5, Cantando
Etudes In Variation Form On A Theme By Beethoven, Woo 31 (Version 2) [Excerpts]: Var. 7
Variations On A Theme By Schubert (Completed By A. Boyde)
Etudes In Variation Form On A Theme By Beethoven, Woo 31 "Exercises" (Third Version): No. 1, Un Poco Maestoso
Etudes In Variation Form On A Theme By Beethoven, Woo 31 "Exercises" (Third Version): No. 2, Exercice
Etudes In Variation Form On A Theme By Beethoven, Woo 31 "Exercises" (Third Version): No. 3, Exercice
Etudes In Variation Form On A Theme By Beethoven, Woo 31 "Exercises" (Third Version): No. 4, Molto Moderato
Etudes In Variation Form On A Theme By Beethoven, Woo 31 "Exercises" (Third Version): No. 5, Exercice
Etudes In Variation Form On A Theme By Beethoven, Woo 31 "Exercises" (Third Version): No. 6, Presto
Etudes In Variation Form On A Theme By Beethoven, Woo 31 "Exercises" (Third Version): No. 7, Exercice
Variations On A Nocturne By Chopin (Completed By J. Draheim)
12 Etudes Symphoniques, Op. 13 (Second Version): Thême
12 Etudes Symphoniques, Op. 13 (Second Version): Var. 1, Un Poco Più Vivo
12 Etudes Symphoniques, Op. 13 (Second Version): Var. 2
12 Etudes Symphoniques, Op. 13 (Second Version): Var. 3, Vivace
12 Etudes Symphoniques, Op. 13 (Second Version): Var. 4
12 Etudes Symphoniques, Op. 13 (Second Version): Var. 5, Scherzando
12 Etudes Symphoniques, Op. 13 (Second Version): Var. 6, Agitato
12 Etudes Symphoniques, Op. 13 (Second Version): Var. 7, Allegro Molto
12 Etudes Symphoniques, Op. 13 (Second Version): Var. 8, Sempre Marcatissimo
12 Etudes Symphoniques, Op. 13 (Second Version): Var. 9, Presto Possibile
12 Etudes Symphoniques, Op. 13 (Second Version): Var. 10, Con Energia Sempre
12 Etudes Symphoniques, Op. 13 (Second Version): Var. 11
12 Etudes Symphoniques, Op. 13 (Second Version): Var. 12, Allegro Brillante
Variations In E-Flat Major On An Original Theme "Geistervariationen": Theme
Variations In E-Flat Major On An Original Theme "Geistervariationen": Var. 1
Variations In E-Flat Major On An Original Theme "Geistervariationen": Var. 2, Canonisch
Variations In E-Flat Major On An Original Theme "Geistervariationen": Var. 3, Etwas Belebter
Variations In E-Flat Major On An Original Theme "Geistervariationen": Var. 4
Variations In E-Flat Major On An Original Theme "Geistervariationen": Var. 5

UPC: 881488170405
Label: Profil - G Haenssler
Release Date: 10.23.20
Format: CD

Schumann / Uhlig - Florian Uhlig 14 (2 CD)