Clara and Liszt
Donald Macleod meets the friends (and foes) of composer Clara Schumann. Today, her peer and fierce rival: Franz Liszt.
Clara Schumann is considered one of the most talented composer-pianists of the Romantic era. Put to work by her domineering father from an early age, as a touring performer she soon drew the admiration of her peers - and made friends who would remain important presences in her life until the end. As an adult, she spent several hours every day writing and replying to their letters. This week, Donald Macleod explores some of those relationships. Today, her peer and fierce rival: Franz Liszt.
Liszt: Liebestraum, S541 No 3 (Nocturne in A flat major)
Igor Levit, piano
Souvenir de Vienne, Op 9
Susanne Grützmann, piano
Liszt: Hexaméron, Grandes variations de concert sur un thême des "Puritains", S654
Aglika Genova & Liuben Dimitrov, piano
Liszt: Sonata in B minor: I. Lento assai
Igor Levit, piano
Variations de Concert, Op 8
Jozef De Beenhouwer, piano
Produced by Alice McKee for BBC Audio Wales & West
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Franz Liszt
Nocturne No 3 in A flat major (from Liebestraum, S541)
Performer: Igor Levit.- SONY : G0010004649538I.
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Clara Schumann
Souvenir de Vienne, Op 9
Performer: Susanne Grützmann.- PROFIL : PHO-7065.
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Franz Liszt
Hexameron, S392
Performer: Aglika Genova. Performer: Liuben Dimitrov.- CPO 777 896-2.
- CPO.
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Franz Liszt
Piano Sonata in B minor, S178 (Lento Assai)
Performer: Igor Levit.- SONY : G0100050178156.
- SONY.
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Clara Schumann
Variations de Concert, Op 8
Performer: Jozef de Beenhouwer.- PARTRIDGE : 113-12.
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