Kinderszenen, Op 15 (Schumann)
from Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Kinderszenen, Sonata No 2 (CDA67780)
1 Von fremden Ländern und Menschen [1'25]
2 Kuriose Geschichte [1'03]
3 Hasche-Mann [0'31]
4 Bittendes Kind [0'46]
5 Glückes genug [1'13]
6 Wichtige Begebenheit [0'51]
7 Träumerei [2'43]
8 Am Kamin [0'53]
9 Ritter vom Steckenpferd [0'35]
10 Fast zu ernst [1'45]
11 Fürchtenmachen [1'46]
12 Kind im Einschlummern [2'20]
13 Der Dichter spricht [2'31]
18 minutes 22 seconds 13 tracks
‘Here from Angela Hewitt comes a disc to make us marvel anew at Schumann's Romanticism; at his troubled and ecstatic poetry. Everything is played as in the heat of first inspiration, a reflection, per ...
‘Hewitt's awareness of counterpoint and her skill at putting it across suits Schumann's colourfully woven textures to perfection … Kinderszenen is balanced just right: never sentimental bu ...
‘Hewitt reveals a Romantic streak that is thoroughly in tune with the music … the G minor Sonata demands not only dexterity, power and finesse but also an insight into its mix of ardour and lyric ...