Antje Weithaas/Marie-Elisabeth Hecker/Denes Varjon – Schumann: Complete Works for Piano Trio [2CD]

Description

"You have to have the courage to embrace darkness and, with Schumann, to leap from heaven to hell in a tenth of a second," says violinist Antje Weithaas. Presenting Schumann's complete works for piano trio: the 3 Piano Trios, Opp. 63, 80 & 110, and the Fantasiestücke, Op. 88. Begun in 1842 as Schumann's first composition for piano trio and revised before its publication in 1850, the Fantasiestücke offer a concentrated counterpart to the 3 numbered trios. The new Deutsche Grammophon recording features violinist Antje Weithaas, cellist Marie-Elisabeth Hecker and pianist Dénes Várjon. Their shared musical language allows them to follow every sudden turn of mood, bringing Schumann's hidden ideas and the shifting dialog among the three voices into focus. Released in the year of Antje Weithaas's 60th birthday, this album offers a portrait of Schumann's music as powerful and vulnerable, restless and deeply personal. 2-CD set in brilliant box packaging.

Highlights

• 2-disc set
• 16 tracks

Track Listing

Disc 1
01. I. Mit Energie und Leidenschaft
02. II. Lebhaft, doch nicht zu rasch
03. III. Langsam, mit inniger Empfindung
04. IV. Mit Feuer
05. I. Sehr lebhaft
06. II. Mit innigem Ausdruck
07. III. In mässiger Bewegung
08. IV. Nicht zu rasch

Disc 2
01. I. Bewegt, doch nicht zu rasch
02. II. Ziemlich langsam
03. III. Rasch
04. IV. Kräftig, mit Humor
05. I. Romanze. Nicht schnell, mit innigem Ausdruck
06. II. Humoreske. Lebhaft
07. III. Duett. Langsam und mit Ausdruck
08. IV. Finale. Im Marsch-Tempo

Format Details

• Label: Deutsche Grammophon
• Genre: Classical
• Format: CD

• Genre: Classical
• Released: 2026-11-20
• Format: CD