his unique style which is characterized by constant seemingly self-organized mobility of harmony, motivic motivic harmony, of mobility self-organized seemingly constant by characterized is which style unique his Navona Records is a PARMA Recordings company Recordings PARMA a is Records Navona the whole range of modern composition, only to find his own way after many years of desperate search. In In search. desperate of years many after way own his find to only composition, modern of range whole the North Hampton NH 03862 NH Hampton North www.navonarecords.com/enhancedcontenturl the music of Johann Sebastian Bach for many years. As a student with Ingvar Lidholm he experienced experienced he Lidholm Ingvar with student a As years. many for Bach Sebastian Johann of music the 223 Lafayette Road Lafayette 223 started as a jazz trumpeter and became leader of his own band when he was 12 years old. Then he studied studied he Then old. years 12 was he when band own his of leader became and trumpeter jazz a as started www.navonarecords.com scores, extended liner notes, and more and notes, liner extended scores, Anders Eliasson (1947-2013) was one of the great composers of our time. Born in the Swedish province, he he province, Swedish the in Born time. our of composers great the of one was (1947-2013) Eliasson Anders [email protected] Place this product in your computer to access study study access to computer your in product this Place DISEGNO 2 FOR PIANO FOR 2 DISEGNO (1947-2013) ELIASSON ANDERS BY Ethan Fortin Ethan Manager Marketing Neil Rynston Neil Producer Alex Bourne Alex A&R last. to bar first from spirit of generosity creative and ardor romantic by marked Emily Roulo Emily Designer Graphic Peter Karl Peter Engineer intimate concert ballet. This score is one of Schumann’s most personal, intense creations. The music is is music The creations. intense personal, most Schumann’s of one is score This ballet. concert intimate Brett Picknell Brett Director Production & Art Hunter Nate Engineer Mastering . The music’s dance rhythms are subtle, comprising an an comprising subtle, are rhythms dance music’s The . Davidsbündlertänze a dark, brooding ballet to to ballet brooding dark, a Studios in NYC in Studios LeRoy Jeff Director Audio verged on madness. Late in his life and career, the master choreographer George Balanchine created created Balanchine George choreographer master the career, and life his in Late madness. on verged recorded July 27, 2015 at Peter Karl Karl Peter at 2015 27, July recorded tracks All Bob Lord Bob Producer Executive work’s sudden changes of mood and unconventional approach to tonality and rhythm so original that it it that original so rhythm and tonality to approach unconventional and mood of changes sudden work’s The music ranges widely in its emotional extremes. Many of Schumann’s contemporaries considered the the considered contemporaries Schumann’s of Many extremes. emotional its in widely ranges music The later excise these fantasy designations. designations. fantasy these excise later nos. 2, 5, 7, and 14 to Eusebius, while he indicates that Florestan wrote nos. 3, 4, 6, 10, and 12. He would would He 12. and 10, 6, 4, 3, nos. wrote Florestan that indicates he while Eusebius, to 14 and 7, 5, 2, nos. - Gill Reavill Gill - intense, rhythmically complex persona. In the score’s first edition, Schumann credits the composition of of composition the credits Schumann edition, first score’s the In persona. complex rhythmically intense, Eusebius.” Eusebius embodied the composer’s sensitive, softly lyrical side, while Florestan represented his his represented Florestan while side, lyrical softly sensitive, composer’s the embodied Eusebius Eusebius.” remarked that the fourth movement is “wind howling around the gravestones.” the around howling “wind is movement fourth the that remarked states that the Dances were dedicated to Walther von Goethe (the poet’s grandson) by “Florestan and and “Florestan by grandson) poet’s (the Goethe von Walther to dedicated were Dances the that states Chopin as saying, “The left hand unison with the right hand are gossiping after the March.” Others have have Others March.” the after gossiping are hand right the with unison hand left “The saying, as Chopin two of Schumann’s imaginary alter egos: Florestan and Eusebius. The title page of the manuscript manuscript the of page title The Eusebius. and Florestan egos: alter imaginary Schumann’s of two James Huneker, in his introduction to the American version of Mikuli edition of the Sonatas, quotes quotes Sonatas, the of edition Mikuli of version American the to introduction his in Huneker, James In addition to the composer, his beloved Clara and other creative artists, the League of David included included David of League the artists, creative other and Clara beloved his composer, the to addition In unvarying tempo and dynamics: not a single rest or chord until the final bars, and no variation in volume. volume. in variation no and bars, final the until chord or rest single a not dynamics: and tempo unvarying of David, a brotherhood of artists that did battle with the Philistines of contemporary music and art. art. and music contemporary of Philistines the with battle did that artists of brotherhood a David, of unremitting, with notes unison of whirlwind a us gives finale The major. D-flat in interlude calm a has which old crockery is smashed to bring good luck).” The score’s title refers to Schumann’s fictitious League League fictitious Schumann’s to refers title score’s The luck).” good bring to smashed is crockery old which begins and ends with the celebrated funeral march in B-flat minor which gives the sonata its nickname, but but nickname, its sonata the gives which minor B-flat in march funeral celebrated the with ends and begins thoughts,” going on to state that “the story is an entire Polterabend (German wedding eve party, during during party, eve wedding (German Polterabend entire an is story “the that state to on going thoughts,” lyrical second theme. The second contains a calmer, more relaxed melodic theme. The third movement movement third The theme. melodic relaxed more calmer, a contains second The theme. second lyrical swings and split personality. In 1838 Schumann told Clara that the Dances contained “many wedding wedding “many contained Dances the that Clara told Schumann 1838 In personality. split and swings gently a and theme opening stormy a features movement first The Presto,” Finale: IV. Lento funèbre: League of David”) of 1837. In many ways this score is his most personal work, a self-portrait of his mood mood his of self-portrait a work, personal most his is score this ways many In 1837. of David”) of League early as 1837. The sonata consists of four movements: “I. Grave; Doppio movimento II. Scherzo III. Marche Marche III. Scherzo II. movimento Doppio Grave; “I. movements: four of consists sonata The 1837. as early (“Dances of the the of (“Dances Davidsbündlertänze no work gave him greater pleasure in the act of creation than the the than creation of act the in pleasure greater him gave work no Nohant, near Chateauroux in France, although the funeral march third movement had been composed as as composed been had movement third march funeral the although France, in Chateauroux near Nohant, piece provided fertile creative ground for his experimental ideas and emotions. The composer noted that that noted composer The emotions. and ideas experimental his for ground creative fertile provided piece (“Funeral March”) mainly in 1839 at at 1839 in mainly March”) (“Funeral 35 Op. Minor, B-flat in 2 No. Sonata Piano Chopin composed his his composed Chopin passionate love, anxieties, longings, visions, dreams, and fantasies. For Schumann, the intimate character character intimate the Schumann, For fantasies. and dreams, visions, longings, anxieties, love, passionate SONATA NO.2 IN B-FLAT MINOR, OP. 35 OP. MINOR, B-FLAT IN NO.2 SONATA BY FREDERIC CHOPIN (1810-1849) CHOPIN FREDERIC BY ” Into these works Schumann poured his his poured Schumann works these Into ” Novellettes. the and , Kreisleriana the , Davidsbündlertänze the Sonata, the Concerto, the writing for motivation sole my practically was She such. as you by understood tension provides us with a well accessible insight into his unique musical reality even on a first hearing. first a on even reality musical unique his into insight accessible well a with us provides tension be can certainly it and me, cost has Clara struggles the of some contains music my of some “Certainly was written in 1973 and in its relatively sparse texture and free use of motivically related fields of of fields related motivically of use free and texture sparse relatively its in and 1973 in written was piano with Clara Wieck. On September 5, 1839 Schumann wrote to his former teacher Heinrich Dorn: Dorn: Heinrich teacher former his to wrote Schumann 1839 5, September On Wieck. Clara with Disegno 2 for for 2 Disegno personal style of unpredictable organic unity in a living harmonic universe beyond gravity. gravity. beyond universe harmonic living a in unity organic unpredictable of style personal relationship his by influenced greatly were Schumann Robert of works piano early original daringly The singular a into transcended are culture music Western of legacy the and jazz Bach, of influences the 6 OP. NZE, Ä NDLERT Ü DAVIDSB BY ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856) SCHUMANN ROBERT BY inter-relation and rhythmic life as well as by the complete absence of any kind of schematic developments, developments, schematic of kind any of absence complete the by as well as life rhythmic and inter-relation Photographer Tess Steinkolk Beth Levin’s artistry invokes an uncanny sense of hearing for the first BETH LEVIN PIANO RECORDS NAVONA time works long thought familiar, as though the pianist herself were discovering a piece in the playing of it.