Fanny Davies – Fanny Davies & Adela Verne – Complete Recordings [CD]

Description

Of the few pupils of Clara Schumann to make recordings, Fanny Davies (1861 – 1934) was by far the most important. She studied for two years with the great pianist and very much saw herself as a disciple. She went on to have a significant career and was praised for her noble and unsentimental approach to the music of Robert Schumann in interpretations that were said to resemble Clara’s very closely. The three recorded works she left us are thus some of the most important documents of 19th-century pianism we have, and we are delighted to return them to the catalogue in new transfers.Adela Verne (1877-1952) is less well-known today, perhaps because she left only two recordings, made in 1917, but in her day, she was a major figure, starting life as a prodigy and giving the first performance of Brahms’ 2nd Concerto at the Proms in 1905. Her principal teacher was her elder sister Mathilde Verne, another Clara Schumann pupil. This is the first time her discs have been reissued.

Tracklist:

1. Piano Concerto in a Minor Op. 54-Allegro Affettuoso
2. Piano Concerto in a Minor Op. 54-Intermezzo. Andantino Grazioso –
3. Piano Concerto in a Minor Op. 54-Allegro Vivace
4. Kinderszenen Op. 15-Von Fremden Lndern Und Menschen / from Foreign Lands and Peoples
5. Kinderszenen Op. 15-Kuriose Geschichte / a Curious Story
6. Kinderszenen Op. 15-Hasche-Mann / Blindman’s Buff
7. Kinderszenen Op. 15-Bittendes Kind / Pleading Child
8. Kinderszenen Op. 15-Glckes Genug / Perfect Happiness
9. Kinderszenen Op. 15-Wichtige Begebenheit / An Important Event
10. Kinderszenen Op. 15-Trumerei / Dreaming
11. Kinderszenen Op. 15-Am Kamin / at the Fireside
12. Kinderszenen Op. 15-Ritter Von Steckenpferd / Knight of the Hobby-Horse
13. Kinderszenen Op. 15-Fast Zu Ernst / Almost Too Serious
14. Kinderszenen Op. 15-Frchtenmachen / Frightening
15. Kinderszenen Op. 15-Kind Im Einschlummern / Child Falling Asleep
16. Kinderszenen Op. 15-Der Dichter Spricht / the Poet Speaks
17. Davidsbndlertnze Op. 6-I. Lebhaft
18. Davidsbndlertnze Op. 6-II. Innig
19. Davidsbndlertnze Op. 6-IV. Ungeduldig
20. Davidsbndlertnze Op. 6-V. Einfach
21. Davidsbndlertnze Op. 6-VI. Sehr Rasch
22. Davidsbndlertnze Op. 6-VIII. Frisch
23. Davidsbndlertnze Op. 6-IX. Lebhaft
24. Davidsbndlertnze Op. 6-X. Balladenmssig. Sehr Rasch
25. Davidsbndlertnze Op. 6-XI. Einfach
26. Davidsbndlertnze Op. 6-XII. Mit Humor
27. Davidsbndlertnze Op. 6-XIII. Wild Und Lustig
28. Davidsbndlertnze Op. 6-XIV. Zart Und Singend
29. Davidsbndlertnze Op. 6-XVII. Wie Aus Der Ferne
30. Davidsbndlertnze Op. 6-XVIII. Nicht Schnell
31. Polonaise in a Flat Major Op. 53
32. Three Cuban Dances-No Ilores MAS! – Gran Seora – Porqu H?
33. Jongleuse Op. 52 No. 4

UPC: 5024709156481
Label: Apr Recordings
Release Date: 10.3.25
Format: CD