About the album
There is no equal in music history to the fruitful intertwining of human and artistic affair between Robert Schumann (Zwickau 18010 – Endenich 1856) and Clara Wieck (Leipzig 1819 – Frankfurt am Main 19896). The peculiar stature of these two figures goes even beyond the exceptional value of their individual work and the significant role they took on for romantic music and its promotion and development. The works of Robert and Clara interpreted in this CD by the Trio Voces Intimae are interwoven with secrets, hints and references to the relationship between the two; from the magnificent Trio in G minor op.17, perhaps Clara’s masterpiece, written when she was 27 years old in 1846. Not able to travel, the musician was forced to cancel her tour and focus on this composition, testing her abilities in counterpoint writing after intensely studying Bach’s opus with her husband during the previous years. The work is influenced by Schumann’s contemporary writing, and conveys Felix Mendelssohn’s teachings in chamber music language. Robert Schumann’s Fantasiestücke in A minor op. 88, was written during the very fruitful 1842. His op.88 brings together 4 pages of different character (Romance, Humoreske, Duett and Finale), with the common trifold Lied form and a common affectionate lyricism of melodic lines. The Trio in F major op.80 is from 1847. In this Trio the counterpoint writing is especially displayed from the first movement, but it’s in the third movement that Schumann displays the apex of his chamber music art.
Het laatste deel uit de serie van Schumanns pianotrio’s
Dit album is het tweede en laatste deel van de serie met pianotrio’s van Schumann, uitgevoerd door Voces Intimae. Het bevat de pianotrio’s opus 80 en 88, en daarnaast ook het meesterlijke pianotrio opus 17 van Clara Schumann.
De werken van Robert en Clara Schumann zitten vol met verwijzingen naar hun relatie. Clara componeerde haar trio in G klein in 1846, toen ze voor de vierde keer zwanger was. Ze was gedwongen om haar tour op te zeggen, en begon zich te richten op deze compositie. Hiervoor had ze samen met haar man het oeuvre van Bach bestudeerd. Met het componeren van dit trio kon Clara haar vaardigheden op het gebied van het schrijven van contrapunt testen.
Robert Schumann componeerde zijn Fantasiestücke opus 88 in 1842. Voor zijn publicatie in 1850 stond dit werk bekend als het Trio in A. Het bestaat uit vier pagina’s met elk een ander karakter (Romance, Humoreske, Duett en Finale), gecomponeerd in de gebruikelijke driedelige liedvorm met lyrische melodische lijnen.
Het Trio in F groot opus 88 van Robert Schumann komt uit 1847. In het eerste deel toont Schumann zijn vaardigheden op het gebied van het schrijven van contrapunt, maar het is vooral het derde deel dat het hoogtepunt van Schumanns kamermuziek laat zien.
Voces Intimae maakte voor de opnames op dit album gebruik van moderne instrumenten. Het trio onderzoekt de intimiteit van de klank, de frasering en het evenwicht van de verschillende partijen. Voces Intimae laat de drie werken in hun prachtige oorspronkelijke gedaante horen.
Mit dieser Aufnahme schließen die Musiker von Voces Intimae ihre Erkundungstour des „Schumann-Hauses“, wie sie es nennen, ab – eines Herzensortes für ein legendäres Musikerpaar, an dem Musik und das Musizieren beinahe ein so grundlegendes Bedürfnis war wie das Atmen. Seine Suche hat das Ensemble im ersten Teil zum „alten“ Klang der Originalinstrumente geführt, hier nun steht daneben der modernen Klang der heutigen Instrumente. Inspiriert von einem musikalischen Gedanken, der weit über das Medium des Instrumentes hinaus geht, untersucht das Trio auf dieser Aufnahme die Intimität des Klanges, die Phrasierung und die Balance der verschiedenen Stimmen und lässt diese drei Werke in ihrer ursprünglichen, leidenschaftlichen und prächtigen Gestalt erklingen.
Secondo e ultimo volume dell’esplorazione integrale, curata da Voces Intimae, dei Trii con pianoforte di Robert Schumann. Mentre il primo volume era eseguito su strumenti d’epoca, questo secondo è su strumenti moderni. Come preziosa appendice, il Trio Op. 27 di Clara Schumann, suo capolavoro cameristico strettamente correlato alla sua vita coniugale.
Non esiste nella storia della musica un caso paragonabile al fertile intreccio di relazioni umane ed artistiche tra Robert Schumann (Zwickau 18010 – Endenich 1856) and Clara Wieck (Leipzig 1819 – Frankfurt am Main 1896). La particolare statura di queste due figure va ben al di là dell’eccezionale valore della loro opera individuale e del ruolo significativo che svolsero per la musica romantica e la sua promozione e sviluppo. Le opere di Robert e Clara qui interpretate dal Trio
Voces Intimae si intersecano con segreti, allusioni e riferimenti alla relazione tra i due; dal magnifico Trio in Sol minore op. 17, forse il capolavoro di Clara, scritto nel 1846 quando aveva 27 anni. Non potendo viaggiare, la musicista fu costretta a cancellare la sua tournée e a concentrarsi su questa composizione, sperimentando le sue capacità nella scrittura contrappuntistica dopo avere studiato intensamente il catalogo di Bach con suo marito negli anni precedenti. L’opera è influenza dalla scrittura contemporanea di Schumann, e rispecchia gli insegnamenti di Felix Mendelssohn nel linguaggio canmeristico. Il Fantasiestücke in La minore op. 88 di Robert Schumann fu scritto durante il fruttuosissimo 1842. Il suo Op. 88 raccoglie 4 pagine di diverso carattere (Romance, Humoreske, Duett e Finale), accomunate dalla forma di Lied tripartita e da un affettuoso lirismo delle linee melodiche. Il Trio in Fa maggiore op. 80 risale al 1847. In questo Trio la scrittura contrappuntistica appare già dal primo movimento, ma è nel terzo movimento che Schumann raggiunge il vertice della sua arte cameristica.
Press
[''].. You can hear the fruits (of the labor) in the snappy effect of the finale, a majestic fugato."
Klassieke Zaken, 01-8-2015
"And one thinks: This is how Schumann should be played with exactly this artistical paradox between sensibility and hardness. There are few who reach this Schumann-tone. Voces intimae are one of them."
Music 4,5 stars
Sound 4 stars
Fono Forum, 20-7-2015
"The trio Voces Intimae lives up to it's name and submits a exemplary, details showing recording of three paino trio works from Robert and Clara Schumann. The liveliness, intelligence, warmth and intimacy of the performance puts it into the first row of Schumann piano trio recordings. What a phrasing, what subtle shadings, what a sense for sound!"
Interpretation 5/5
Sound quality 5/5
Repertoire value 5/5
Booklet 4/5
klassik.com, 18-7-2015
3,5 stars
The three Italian musicians capture the notes of Schumann with a southern generous expression. While the cello purrs comfortably, the sound of the violin is sometimes a bit thin and penetrating. The trio sound is also very direct. The listener finds himself in the middle of the music.
Telegraaf, 04-7-2015
"Inspired and full of warmth shows also the Trio Voces intimae in his new interpretation of the three works: Pianist Riccardo Cecchetti, violinist Luigi de Filippi and celliist Sandro Meo assets your audience from the very first tone or bow line to cast a spell on. For example, in devices without the risk, too thick to apply, make the music inherent enormous voltage significantly."
MDR Figaro, 29-6-2015
"The trio Voces Intimae are precisely that what its name suggests, and just like on the first Schumann cd the trio gives us glowing performances."
sinfinimusic.com, 24-6-2015
4****stars
"It is especially the downy,very refined toucher of pianist Riccardo Cecchetti that lifts the playing of this trio above the level of other ensembles with the same repertoire.”
De Volkskrant, 24-6-2015
"It is in particular the downy, extremely delicate toucher of the pianist Riccardo Cecchetti that the playing of this trio does stand out against that of comparable ensembles."
De Volkskrant, 24-6-2015
Music used for Portrait about Schumann's Piano Trios. No quote possible about the recording.
SWR, 22-4-2015
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