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A Flooded Landscape with Trees by Karl Heffner (1849-1925)
Sotheby’s Picture Library
CDA67063


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Recording details: May 1998
St George's, Brandon Hill, United Kingdom
Produced by Andrew Keener
Engineered by Tony Faulkner
Release date: February 1999
Total duration: 56 minutes 16 seconds

GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER
GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE
CLASSIC CD 100 GREATEST DISCS OF THE DECADE

'Revelatory performances. Technically flawless, yet they also convey a wonderful feeling of spontaneity and utter commitment to Schumann's art' (Classic CD)

'No one who loves Schumann should miss this outstandingly fine new disc' (BBC Music Magazine)

'Some utterly magical playing here. An exemplary release' (Hi-Fi News)

'Incredibly tender playing of three musicians who are completely at one with each other' (The Scotsman)

'Music-making just doesn't come much more sympathetic or stylish than this. Marvellously poised and evincing an impeccable sense of teamwork. Do try to make the Florestan Trio your first port of call' (Gramophone)

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Piano Trios
The Florestan Trio
LISTEN TO ALL EXTRACTS
Piano Trio No 1 in D minor, Op 63
1
Movement 1: Mit Energie und Leidenschaft  [11'49]
2
Movement 2: Lebhaft, doch nicht zu rasch – Trio – [reprise] – Coda  [4'51]
3
Movement 3: Langsam, mit inniger Empfindung  [6'01]
4
Movement 4: Mit Feuer  [7'43]
Piano Trio No 2 in F major, Op 80
5
Movement 1: Sehr lebhaft  [7'34]
6
Movement 2: Mit innigem Ausdruck  [7'43]
7
Movement 3: In mässiger Bewegnung  [4'59]
8
Movement 4: Nicht zu rasch  [5'36]

The Florestan Trio now turns its attention to Schumann's Piano Trios. These two works, Opp 63 and 80, were composed in rapid succession in the summer and autumn of 1847, some five years after the prolific year when Schumann composed most of his large-scale chamber works.

The Florestan Trio's earlier CDs, of Dvorák Piano Trios and the complete Brahms Trios, received outstanding praise; this disc is sure to do the same.