Schumann - Works for Cello & Piano
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Label: Steinway & Sons
Cat No: STNS30117
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 20th December 2019
Contents
Works
Ave Maria, D839 (Ellens Gesang III, op.52 no.6)Adagio and Allegro, op.70
Fantasiestucke (3), op.73
Stucke (5) im Volkston, op.102
Artists
Brian Thornton (cello)Spencer Myer (piano)
Works
Ave Maria, D839 (Ellens Gesang III, op.52 no.6)Adagio and Allegro, op.70
Fantasiestucke (3), op.73
Stucke (5) im Volkston, op.102
Artists
Brian Thornton (cello)Spencer Myer (piano)
About
Thornton and Myer have a long history of performing together, going all the way back to 2005 when Myer was a finalist in the Cleveland International Piano Competition and performed Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto with the Cleveland Orchestra, where Thornton is a member of the cello section. After that evening, the two stayed in touch; Thornton even reached out to Myer when he was in the process of starting the Lev Aronson Cello Festival in 2012, now one of the premiere cello festivals in the world.
Given Thornton and Myer’s mutual love of Brahms and his appearance on their first two Steinway albums, it makes sense that their next album as a duo would focus on Robert Schumann, Brahms’S close friend and mentor. Included on the album is the Adagio and Allegro, op.70; Fünf Stücke im Volkston, op.102; and the Fantasiestücke, op.73. To close the album, Thornton and Myer share a beautiful arrangement of Franz Schubert’s Ave Maria.
“I adore playing with Brian, because his playing ‘speaks’,” says Myer. “It goes beyond mere cello playing, and beyond music-making. There is a sincerity with which he plays that allows him to communicate as naturally as one would speak in conversation. Thus, it's incredibly easy to tune into what he wants to do, and to join him on a musical journey through a piece.”
“Masterful insight and attentive nuances make the pairing of Brian Thornton and Spencer Myer a keeper during this trip into Robert Schumann’s Works for Cello & Piano... Fluidity and connection are everywhere.” - ConcertoNet.com
“Start to finish, it’s musical poetry. Chamber music simply doesn’t get any better, or more intimate.” - Cleveland Plain Dealer
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