Schumann's Dormant Quartet
Evening Music | May 6, 2010
Schumann's Piano Quartet in C Minor lay dormant in a one-hundred and fifty year coma, until it was re-discovered in the 1930's.
The Ensemble Classique Köln and pianist David Levine perform this early work, which shows the influences of Beethoven,
Weber and Schubert — yet bears flashes of his ingenuous style to come.
Practically the only thing Rachmaninoff's "The Bells" and Edgar Allen Poe's poem have in common is the title, since he chose a Russian translation for his source which differs substantially from the original. Rachmaninoff brings this text to life literally with the sounds of various bells to signify the different stages of life. Robert Shaw leads the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus with soloists Renee Fleming, Karl Dent, and Victor Ledbetter.
Practically the only thing Rachmaninoff's "The Bells" and Edgar Allen Poe's poem have in common is the title, since he chose a Russian translation for his source which differs substantially from the original. Rachmaninoff brings this text to life literally with the sounds of various bells to signify the different stages of life. Robert Shaw leads the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus with soloists Renee Fleming, Karl Dent, and Victor Ledbetter.
