Piano Sonata No 2 in G minor, Op 22 (Schumann)
from Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Kinderszenen, Sonata No 2 (CDA67780)
1 So rasch wie möglich [6'46]
2 Andantino (getragen) [5'43]
3 Scherzo: Sehr rasch und markiert [1'41]
4 Rondo: Presto [5'53]
20 minutes 3 seconds 4 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 ...