Schumann reviews
The best recordings of Schumann's Third Symphony 'Rhenish'
Terry Williams grabs his oars, pushes his boat out and heads downstream as he admires the finest recordings of Schumann’s River Rhine-inspired masterpiece, 'Rhenish'
The Children's Hour
Gareth Brynmor John (baritone), William Vann (piano) (Champs Hill)
Album für die frau
Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano) (BIS)
Festmusik – A Legacy
Septura; Onyx Brass/John Wilson (Chandos)
The Moon & The Forest (Miloš)
Miloš Karadaglić (guitar); BBC Symphony Orchestra/Ben Gernon et al (Decca)
Passionato (Fabian Müller)
Fabian Müller (piano) (Berlin Classics)
Lutosławski • R Schumann • Tchaikovsky: Cello Concertos
Andrzej Bauer (cello); Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra/Jacek Kaspszyk (NIFC)
Proust, Le Concert Retrouvé
Théotime Langlois de Swarte (violin), Tanguy de Williencourt (piano) (Harmonia Mundi)
A Musical Zoo
Ashley Riches (bass-baritone), Joseph Middleton (piano) (Chandos)
Romantic Violin Sonatas
Carlock-Combet Duo (SOMM)
R Schumann: 1839 - Year of Piano
Alexandra Papastefanou (piano) (FHR)
The Dark Night Has Vanished
Catriona Morison (mezzo-soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano) (Linn Records)
The best recordings of Schumann's Frauenliebe und -leben
Natasha Loges explores the finest recordings of Schumann's 19th-century song cycle, Frauenliebe und -leben, that vividly traces the ups and downs of love’s tortured course
Villa-Lobos: Choral Transcriptions
São Paulo Symphony Choir/Valentina Peleggi (Naxos)
R Schumann: Symphonies Nos 1 & 3
Cappella Aquileia/Marcus Bosch (Coviello)
R Schumann: String Quartets Nos 1-3
Emerson String Quartet (Pentatone)
Babel
Calidore String Quartet (Signum Classics)
Brahms • R Schumann: Lieder
Elīna Garanča (mezzo-soprano); Malcolm Martineau (piano) (DG)
Klengel • R Schumann: Cello Concertos
Raphaela Gromes (cello), et al; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra/Nicholas Carter (Sony Classical)
R Schumann: Einsam (Piano Works)
Nino Gvetadze (piano) (Challenge Classics)
Music We Love
Viktoria Mullova (violin), Misha Mullov-Abbado (double bass) (Onyx)
R Schumann - Symphonies Nos 1 and 4
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln/François-Xavier Roth (Myrios)
Selige Stunde
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Helmut Deutsch (piano) (Sony Classical)
Flax and Fire – Songs of Devotion
Stuart Jackson (tenor), Jocelyn Freeman (piano) (Orchid Classics)