Robert Schumann - Lebensreise Artur Pizarro

• Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856):
• 1 Allegro, Op. 8 09:43
• Bunte Blätter, Op. 99:
• 2 Bunte Blätter, Op. 99: I. Stücklein No. 1. Nicht schnell, mit Innigkeit 01:50
• 3 Bunte Blätter, Op. 99: II. Stücklein No. 2. Sehr rasch 00:50
• 4 Bunte Blätter, Op. 99: III. Stücklein No. 3. Frisch 00:51
• 5 Bunte Blätter, Op. 99: IV. Albumblatt No. 1. Ziemlich langsam 01:46
• 6 Bunte Blätter, Op. 99: V. Albumblatt No. 2. Schnell 00:39
• 7 Bunte Blätter, Op. 99: VI. Albumblatt No. 3. Ziemlich langsam, sehr gesangvoll 01:52
• 8 Bunte Blätter, Op. 99: VII. Albumblatt No. 4. Sehr langsam 02:01
• 9 Bunte Blätter, Op. 99: VIII. Albumblatt No. 5. Langsam 01:41
• 10 Bunte Blätter, Op. 99: IX. Novelette. Lebhaft 02:36
• 11 Bunte Blätter, Op. 99: X. Präludium. Energisch 01:07
• 12 Bunte Blätter, Op. 99: XI. March. Sehr getragen 08:20
• 13 Bunte Blätter, Op. 99: XII. Abendmusik. Im Menuetttempo 03:59
• 14 Bunte Blätter, Op. 99: XIII. Scherzo. Lebhaft 04:10
• 15 Bunte Blätter, Op. 99: XIV. Geschwindmarsch. Sehr markirt 03:23
• Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11:
• 16 Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11: I. Introduzione (Un poco adagio - Allegro vivace) 13:33
• 17 Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11: II. Aria 02:56
• 18 Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11: III. Scherzo (Allegrissimo) ed Intermezzo (Lento) 05:25
• 19 Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11: IV. Finale (Allegro, un poco maestoso) 12:52
• Total Runtime 01:19:34

Info for Robert Schumann - Lebensreise

Celebrated Portuguese pianist Artur Pizarro performs an exquisite selection of pieces by Robert Schumann charting the 'Lebensreise' (life's journey) of both the composer and the artist. The music of Robert Schumann has been a constant in Artur Pizarro's life, but he has refrained from recording the 'Bunte Blätter' ('Colourful Leaves') for over 30 years, choosing to wait until experience and musical maturity could be brought to bear on these wonderful miniatures. The 'Bunte Blätter', encompassing works composed between about 1836 and 1849, is unique in Schumann's output: under the umbrella of the collection as a whole there are two, smaller collections plus six individual pieces, each a finely-cut gem that sparkles in the hands of Artur Pizarro. Schumann's Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11, is a work of precocious coherence in which innovations abound, and the programme also includes the 'Allegro', Op. 8, a powerful movement that unfolds in the manner of a fantasia.

Artur Pizarro, piano

Artur Pizarro
Born in Lisbon, Portugal in 1968, Artur Pizarro gave his first public performance at the age of three and made his television début on Portuguese television at the age of four. He had been introduced to the instrument by his maternal grandmother, pianist Berta da Nóbrega, and her piano-duo partner, Campos Coelho who was a student of Vianna da Motta, Ricardo Viñes and Isidor Philipp. From 1974 to 1990 Artur studied with Sequeira Costa who had also been a student of Vianna da Motta and of Mark Hamburg, Edwin Fischer, Marguerite Long and Jacques Février. This distinguished lineage immersed Artur in the tradition of the ‘Golden Age’ of pianism and gave him a broad education in both the German and French piano schools and repertoire. During a brief interruption of his studies in the USA, Artur also studied with Jorge Moyano in Lisbon, and in Paris worked with Aldo Ciccolini, Géry Moutier and Bruno Rigutto.

Artur won first prizes in the 1987 Vianna da Motta Competition, the 1988 Greater Palm Beach Symphony Competition and won first prize at the 1990 Leeds International Pianoforte Competition, which marked the beginning of an international concert career.

Artur Pizarro performs internationally in recital, chamber music and with the world’s leading orchestras and conductors including Sir Simon Rattle, Philippe Entremont, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Sir Andrew Davis, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Yuri Temirkanov, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Ilan Volkov, Franz Welser- Most, Tugan Sokhiev, Yakov Kreizberg, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Libor Pešek, Vladimir Jurowski, Ion Marin, John Wilson and the late Sir Charles Mackerras.

Artur is an active chamber musician and has performed at chamber music festivals throughout the world. Artur Pizarro has recorded extensively for Collins Classics, Hyperion Records, Linn Records, Brilliant Classics, Klara, Naxos, Danacord, Odradek Records and Phoenix Edition.

Artur Pizarro has received various awards from his native Portugal for services to classical music and culture including the Portuguese Press Award, the Portuguese Society of Authors award, the Medal of Culture of the City of Funchal and the Medal of Cultural Merit from the Portuguese Government. Artur Pizarro is currently teaching piano and chamber music at the Academia Nacional Superior de Orquestra in Lisbon.

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