Credits:

UGORSKAJA

Description:

Dina Ugorskaya's Schumann album couples three late works, including the "Ghost Variations" (variously titled "Variations on an Angelic Theme," "Ghost Variations," and "Variations on an Apparition"), which Schumann wrote in his final years when he was suffering from hallucinations and auditory hallucinations, and his early masterpiece "Kreisleriana The coupling of the three works is a masterpiece of the early period. With solid technique and rich expression, they beautifully reflect Schumann's melodic beauty and inner life. Tokyo M-Plus

Tracklisting:

1.Songs of Early Morning. Five pieces for Pianoforte, Op. 133~In ruhigem Tempo
2.Songs of Early Morning. Five pieces for Pianoforte, Op. 133~Belebt, nicht zu rasch
3.Songs of Early Morning. Five pieces for Pianoforte, Op. 133~Lebhaft
4.Songs of Early Morning. Five pieces for Pianoforte, Op. 133~Bewegt
5.Songs of Early Morning. Five pieces for Pianoforte, Op. 133~Am Anfange ruhiges, Im Verlauf bewegtes Tempo
6.Seven Piano Pieces in Fughetta Form, Op. 126~Nicht schnell, leise vorzutragen
7.Seven Piano Pieces in Fughetta Form, Op. 126~Massig
8.Seven Piano Pieces in Fughetta Form, Op. 126~Ziemlich bewegt
9.Seven Piano Pieces in Fughetta Form, Op. 126~Lebhaft
10.Seven Piano Pieces in Fughetta Form, Op. 126~Ziemlich langsam, empfindungsvoll vorzutragen
11.Seven Piano Pieces in Fughetta Form, Op. 126~Sehr schnell
12.Seven Piano Pieces in Fughetta Form, Op. 126~Langsam, ausdrucksvoll
13.Kreisleriana. Fantasias for Pianoforte, Op. 16~Ausserst bewegt
14.Kreisleriana. Fantasias for Pianoforte, Op. 16~Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch
15.Kreisleriana. Fantasias for Pianoforte, Op. 16~Sehr aufgeregt
16.Kreisleriana. Fantasias for Pianoforte, Op. 16~Sehr langsam
17.Kreisleriana. Fantasias for Pianoforte, Op. 16~Sehr lebhaft
18.Kreisleriana. Fantasias for Pianoforte, Op. 16~Sehr langsam (Durchaus leise zu halten)
19.Kreisleriana. Fantasias for Pianoforte, Op. 16~Sehr rasch
20.Kreisleriana. Fantasias for Pianoforte, Op. 16~Schnell und spielend (Die Basse durchaus leicht und frei)
21.Variations in E flat major on an original theme "Ghost Variations", WoO 24~Tema. Leise, innig
22.Variations in E flat major on an original theme "Ghost Variations", WoO 24~Variation 1
23.Variations in E flat major on an original theme "Ghost Variations", WoO 24~Variation 2. Canonisch
24.Variations in E flat major on an original theme "Ghost Variations", WoO 24~Variation 3. Etwas belebter
25.Variations in E flat major on an original theme "Ghost Variations", WoO 24~Variation 4
26.Variations in E flat major on an original theme "Ghost Variations", WoO 24~Variation 5