Schumann: Complete Works for Piano, Vol. 15 – Early Works in Second Editions II Florian Uhlig

• Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Impromptus on a Theme of Clara Wieck, Op. 5 (1850 Version):
• 1 Schumann: Impromptus on a Theme of Clara Wieck, Op. 5 (1850 Version): Theme. Ziemlich langsam 01:24
• 2 Schumann: Impromptus on a Theme of Clara Wieck, Op. 5 (1850 Version): No. 1, — 00:40
• 3 Schumann: Impromptus on a Theme of Clara Wieck, Op. 5 (1850 Version): No. 2, Lebhafter 00:41
• 4 Schumann: Impromptus on a Theme of Clara Wieck, Op. 5 (1850 Version): No. 3, Sehr präcis 00:42
• 5 Schumann: Impromptus on a Theme of Clara Wieck, Op. 5 (1850 Version): No. 4, Ziemlich langsam 01:16
• 6 Schumann: Impromptus on a Theme of Clara Wieck, Op. 5 (1850 Version): No. 5, Lebhaft 01:19
• 7 Schumann: Impromptus on a Theme of Clara Wieck, Op. 5 (1850 Version): No. 6, Schnell 00:47
• 8 Schumann: Impromptus on a Theme of Clara Wieck, Op. 5 (1850 Version): No. 7, Tempo des Themas 00:36
• 9 Schumann: Impromptus on a Theme of Clara Wieck, Op. 5 (1850 Version): No. 8, Mit großer Kraft 02:12
• 10 Schumann: Impromptus on a Theme of Clara Wieck, Op. 5 (1850 Version): No. 9, — 00:59
• 11 Schumann: Impromptus on a Theme of Clara Wieck, Op. 5 (1850 Version): No. 10, Lebhaft 04:18
• Études symphoniques en formes de variations, Op. 13:
• 12 Schumann: Études symphoniques en formes de variations, Op. 13: Thema. Andante 01:20
• 13 Schumann: Études symphoniques en formes de variations, Op. 13: Var. 1, Un poco più vivo 01:16
• 14 Schumann: Études symphoniques en formes de variations, Op. 13: Var. 2 03:11
• 15 Schumann: Études symphoniques en formes de variations, Op. 13: Var. 3 01:01
• 16 Schumann: Études symphoniques en formes de variations, Op. 13: Var. 4, Scherzando 01:21
• 17 Schumann: Études symphoniques en formes de variations, Op. 13: Var. 5, Agitato 00:52
• 18 Schumann: Études symphoniques en formes de variations, Op. 13: Var. 6, Allegro molto 01:10
• 19 Schumann: Études symphoniques en formes de variations, Op. 13: Var. 7, Sempre marcatissimo 02:25
• 20 Schumann: Études symphoniques en formes de variations, Op. 13: Var. 8, Con energia sempre 01:17
• 21 Schumann: Études symphoniques en formes de variations, Op. 13: Var. 9, Con espressione 02:55
• 22 Schumann: Études symphoniques en formes de variations, Op. 13: Finale. Allegro brillante 05:57
• Grand Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 14 (1853 Edition):
• 23 Schumann: Grand Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 14 (1853 Edition): I. Allegro brillante 08:03
• 24 Schumann: Grand Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 14 (1853 Edition): II. Scherzo. Molto commodo 06:25
• 25 Schumann: Grand Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 14 (1853 Edition): III. Quasi variazioni. Andantino de Clara Wieck 00:45
• 26 Schumann: Grand Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 14 (1853 Edition): Var. 1 00:45
• 27 Schumann: Grand Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 14 (1853 Edition): Var. 2, Moderato 01:39
• 28 Schumann: Grand Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 14 (1853 Edition): Var. 3, Passionato 00:56
• 29 Schumann: Grand Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 14 (1853 Edition): Var. 4, Espressivo 03:25
• 30 Schumann: Grand Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 14 (1853 Edition): Var. 5, Prestissimo possibile 07:49
• Total Runtime 01:07:26

Info for Schumann: Complete Works for Piano, Vol. 15 – Early Works in Second Editions II

The first true complete recording of Robert Schumann’s works for piano solo on 17 albums (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.

For over 60 years, repeated efforts have been made to capture on sound carriers (first vinyl, then CD) 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. The first true complete recording of Robert Schumann's works for piano solo on 17 CDs (in 15 volumes), played by Florian Uhlig, seeks for the first time to offer imaginative compila­tions on CD (e.g. ""Robert Schumann and the Sonata"", ""The Young Piano Virtuoso"", ""Schumann in Vienna"", ""Schumann and Counterpoint"", ""Variations"") containing all origin al works for piano­forte written between 1830 and 1854 according to the newest critical editions and/or first editions. Several of these CDs include premiere recordings. Florian Uhlig was born in Dusseldorf. He studied in London at the Royal College of Music and the Royal Academy of Music. Florian Uhlig made his orchestral debut at the Barbi can in London in 1997. Since 2019 he holds the position of a Professor of Piano at the Musikhochschule Lübeck."

Florian Uhlig,

Florian Uhlig
“Florian Uhlig plays in masterly fashion. His interpretations bear comparison with the very best. This astonishingly original CD is a real event.” (Süddeutsche Zeitung)

That was the assessment published by the doyen of music critics, Joachim Kaiser, of the recording of Beethoven’s piano variations released on the hänssler CLASSIC label in 2009. Since then, Florian Uhlig has recorded some 15 other releases on the same label, all of which have received high praise in the international journals and won awards (e.g. German Record Critics’ Prize): complete works for piano and orchestra of Robert Schumann and Dmitri Shostakovich, piano concertos by Ravel, Poulenc, Françaix, Debussy and Penderecki, and Ravel’s and Schumann’s complete works for solo piano. 15 CDs are scheduled for the Schumann cycle, 9 of which have already been released.

Florian Uhlig was born in Düsseldorf and gave his first piano recital at the age of twelve. He studied in London at the Royal College of Music and the Royal Academy of Music, finishing with the concert diploma. He was also influenced by working with Peter Feuchtwanger and by his research towards a PhD thesis at the University of London on the role of the performer in the context of musical genre. Florian Uhlig reconciles contradictions in an unusual manner. On the one hand, he is rooted in the German music tradition, which is associated with seriousness, style and structure, while on the other, his many years in London have led him to develop more of an individual approach to musical works than is usual on the “continent”: pointed liberties, eccentric combinations of repertoire and curiosity about rare works.

Florian Uhlig made his orchestral debut at the Barbican in London in 1997. Since then he has appeared at leading concert halls across the world, performing with orchestras like the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Beijing Symphony Orchestra, the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, the Dresden Philharmonic, the Hong Kong Sinfonietta, the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, the National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan, the Bavarian Radio Chamber Orchestra, the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra and the Vienna Chamber Orchestra. He has worked with conductors like Krzysztof Penderecki, Josep Caballé, Claus Peter Flor, Eivind Gullberg Jensen, Kristjan Järvi, Michael Sanderling and Gerard Schwarz.

Florian Uhlig has performed at the Beethoven Festivals of Bonn and Warsaw, Lorin Maazel’s Castleton Festival, the Menuhin Festival in Gstaad, the Hong Kong Arts Festival, the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival, France Musique Paris, the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, the Schwetzingen Festival and the Vienna Festwochen.

In addition to his solo activities Florian Uhlig is much in demand as a chamber musician and lieder pianist. He was the last partner of the legendary baritone Hermann Prey.

In 2009, Florian Uhlig founded the Johannesburg International Mozart Festival in South Africa. As Artistic Director, he has since then guided the fortunes of the two-week music festival, which presents symphony and choral concerts as well as chamber and solo recitals featuring top-class ensembles and artists, additionally exerting important influences in the fields of interdisciplinary projects, contemporary music, the promotion of young artists and social integration.

Beginning with the summer semester of 2014, Florian Uhlig was appointed Professor of Piano at the Musikhochschule Carl Maria von Weber in Dresden. He holds master classes in Germany, Great Britain, Canada, Hong Kong, South Korea, China and Switzerland.

Florian Uhlig was accorded Associateship of the Royal Academy of Music in London in May 2015.

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