Robert Schumann - Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44
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- - Composer: Robert Schumann (8 June 1810 -- 29 July 1856)
- Performers: Martha Argerich (piano), Dora Schwarzberg (violin), Lucia Hall (violin), Nobuko Imai (viola), Mischa Maisky (cello)
- Year of recording: 1994
Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44, written in 1842.
00:00 - I. Allegro brillante
09:07 - II. In Modo d'una Marcia. Un poco largamente
18:13 - III. Scherzo. Molto vivace - Trio 1 & 2
22:39 - IV. Allegro, ma non troppo
Robert Schumann's Quintet for piano and strings in E flat major has earned a place of distinction among piano quintets, one of only a handful, including Johannes Brahms' one entry in the genre and Dvorák's Op. 81 [both uploaded on this channel], that are known to more than just a few performers. Although Schumann's merits as a composer of "pure" instrumental music have been debated, no astute listener can doubt that the E flat Quintet is the product of a most fertile musical imagination -- fresh, buoyant, and inventive. 1842 was Schumann's year of chamber music (as 1840 was that of song): after producing three string quartets, Schumann decided to make a happy synthesis of his recently acquired fluency with strings with the piano -- his native instrument.
- The first movement, marked Allegro brillante, commences with a joyous idea that rings in the ear long after the texture has taken on a gentler tone. Musings on this idea are set against characteristic pianistic figurations before the second theme, a dialogue between the cello and viola takes over. The development section begins in the key of A flat minor in the piano; fragments of melody are voiced by the other players as the music moves into distant harmonic regions. The incessant modulation and fragmentary thematic development are interrupted by a bold assertion of the previously heroic primary theme. Schumann makes little change to his exposition over the course of the recapitulation, only altering a few bars to make the necessary harmonic change, with the second theme, as expected, being re-cast in the tonic instead of dominant.
- In modo d'una Marcia, Un poco largamente is the marking of the following movement, throughout which a funereal atmosphere predominates. The stark, mysterious primary melody is introduced by the first violin against a background of simple quarter notes in the lower registers of the other four instruments. The appearance of the second theme is like a welcome ray of sunlight. Schumann's rhythmic palette produces a magical feeling of stasis, as if time were standing still for a short, delicious time. It was at Felix Mendelssohn's urging that Schumann decided to throw away the A flat major section that originally served as the middle portion of this strange movement and replace it with the furious onslaught in F minor (agitato) that posterity has come to know. Perhaps the most striking moment in the movement is the remarkable, purposefully crass statement by the viola (on its C string) of the primary theme in the middle of the violent triplet activity. The movement is rounded off by a return of the initial march theme, now with a thudding pizzicato background that dies away into a quiet, otherworldly chord.
- The Scherzo, molto vivace, makes a reprise of both the tonality and vivacious character of the first movement. Schumann chooses to use two separate trios in the movement, the first a lyrical canon, and the second a more robust section in A flat minor.
- Some of Schumann's instrumental works conclude with movements that are but pale shadows of their brothers and sisters; not so with the Piano Quintet. From the opening attack in C minor (the percussiveness of which has caught many unwary listeners quite off guard) to the final glorious, contrapuntal conclusion, the composer imbues this finale with so piquant a mixture of verve, anxiety, and delicate lyricism that it must surely be considered the crowning glory of the entire work. The double fugue that serves as a coda to the finale. Taking as its one subject the principal theme of the first movement and as its other subject the principal theme of the last movement, it forms a noble and fitting conclusion.
The piece is dedicated: "Clara Schumann geb. Wieck gewidmet". - เพลง
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Argerich and Schumann are like a match made in heaven...
One of the best Schumann interpreters. My personal favorite by far.
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I still remember vividly about 30 years ago when I was a young teenager, I was eating lunch at a food court and a string quartette happened to be playing his music and I fell in love with the sound of his chamber music then and there, was the first time I ever heard anything by him is how I first came to love his music.
Argerich - there is something about her sound I find especially alluring. Many times she plays too fast but I don't care, most people didn't complain when Heifetz played too fast. I think even as a very young child people could not believe the sound coming out of her.
I wish I lived in a place where Schumann was played in lunch courts.
+Harrison Richter Schumann is still played at lunch concerts! Just look on the web for a place nearby, usually the entrance fee is very low and the musicians can really use the money! :)
In the US? Well, if there were to be anywhere it would be played, it would probably be near me (Portland OR), and I'd love to support the musicians. However, I doubt the experience described above exists much anymore. More often than not it's crappy pop music, lol.
Harrison Richter
I just did some googleing for you, look what I found! :D www.oregonmusicfest.org/june-23---ac.html
scottbos68 it's a quintet though haha
This is the most famous chamber music score of Robert Schumann. We have a perfect balance between the piano and strings, generous themes, excellent harmonic conducting, all what gives its value to the chamber music. The rendition is of course excellent. This is a great masterwork recording.
The return of the original theme at the end in the form of a fugue is genius
but nothing unusual nontheless ;D
@@severinsakkarafx2218nothing is usual with Schumann really
My favourite piano quintet and coincidentally (or not), the first one I performed. I love this superstar group on this recording!~
For me too it`s my favourite with the Quintet of Enescu.
Such nostalgia of FDL
listen to Vierne
Xd
This is indeed one of the greatest piano quintets I know. A remarkable performance.
The only better quintet is Brahms' Opus 34a. Many CDs have them paired, as they belong together.
One of schumanns best works.
Sublime quintet. It’s very well composed, and maybe one of the best things he composed.
That profile picture doesn't match the comment at all😂😂
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I love Schumann. I think he is one of the most difficult composers to interpret. The performance here, to me, is the best of any of music by him I've ever heard--from the first note to the last. Thanks so much for this post. (And thanks, too, for adding the score.)
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I was the pianist in amateur performance of this movement and the most enjoyable part of playing was the handing off to the other members of the quintet. It felt totally integrated. Areal satisfying group effort😊.
The group swells in dynamics from 11:49 literally catch my breath... overall stunning 2nd mvt
Renee Spady VIolin -- Yes, that Second Movement takes your breath away....delicacy....then strength.....OMyGod!
This is my favorite work of chamber music, period. Schumann is an underappreciated composer. Hearing the dazzling Martha Argerich play it makes it all the more wonderful, especially in the Scherzo, which she takes an somewhat uncharacteristically "slow" [for her] tempo. Thank you for posting this performance, and the score.
It's so pretty omg. I feel very happy when I listen to this piece.
Martha Argerich is always amazing with this piece.
I saw her permorming this in our Teatro Colón, almost 20 years ago. It was an incredible experience. I´ve never forget that 2nd mov.
love the 2nd movement. So calm..
And I love the AGITATO in the 2nd Movement
Thanks for the upload! "The coda to the finale of Brahms' Third Symphony is an occasion for a return to the opening theme of the first movement, but this example of cyclic form is based on the practice of Mendelssohn, principally in the String Quartet in A minor and the Piano Sonata in E major. There was also the example of Schumann's Quintet for Piano and Strings in Eb major, where the coda of the finale triumphantly exhibits the main theme of the first movement in a fugue." Sonata Forms, by Charles Rosen, Revised Edition, 1988, p. 352
I can't thank you enough for uploading this piece with the score, I've been looking all over TH-cam for it. Amazing players and quintet, thank you once again!
This was the first chamber work I ever heard. I was ten. I remember feeling overwhelmed by the sound in the small salon where it was played but it has stuck in my mind as a happy experience ever since. Thank you for this beautiful performance by Argerich and this skilled string quartet
Loved it since a adolescent - that would be the music I'd want played for my funeral.
Are u still alive?
@@shella9558 Yes. Of course.
Alhamdulillah
I appreciate your comment. This is an outstanding chamber work. Truly magnificent. Excellent! I, too, have my own plans for my funeral, including, perhaps oddly, the closing moments of Holst's "Indra".
Beautiful music! I should listen to Schumann more often!
I'm proud of you my Master
One of my all time favorites.
This reminds me of my college days. It's still a joy to play this.
I decided to take a break from my writing exactly five seconds before this ended, which is just perfect
WOW! thank you for uploading this! It's truly a magnificant work of art and the performance is just out of this world! And ofcourse... thank you Schumann
What a great piece. Right up there with the Trout. Immediately added it to my faves. Love the finale👍
my dear professor Dora :-) beautiful playing
함께 들을 부분
#1. 1악장 1,2주제 찾기
0:00-02:06
(#1-1. 1악장 발전부, 2악장에도 등장하는 멜로디 듣기)
04:50
(#1-2. 1악장 재현부)
06:21
(#1-3. 1악장 코다)
08:34
#2. 2악장 조성 느끼기, A주제 찾기
09:07-10:13
#3. 2악장 조성 느끼기, B주제 찾기
11:00-12:00
#4. 2악장 조성 느끼기, C주제 찾기
13:30-14:30 (C, agitato 13:55)
#5. 3악장 1주제 듣기, trio1에서 바이올린, 비올라 캐논 듣기
18:13-20:28 (trio 1 19:24)
(#5-1. trio 2)
20:43
#6. 4악장 A, B주제 찾기
22:39-23:27
# 7. 4악장 첫 푸가토
26:45
#8. 4악장 두 번째 푸가토, 1악장 1주제와 4악장 1주제 찾기
27:50
I like classical music but I didn't know this quintent and I only found out about it thanks to a song called Ophelia by a classical crossover quartet called Forte Di Quattro, which based its melody on the second movement. I'm glad I found it because this is very beautiful!!! And I love that music like this is timeless and musicians are still getting inspiration from it.
That Scherzo - absolutely stunning!!
A superb recording.
Thank you for including the score. It helps follow the details better.
+Harry Andruschak You're welcome Harry, I'm happy you like it!
Thank you olla-vogala for this upload! I had totally forgotten just how much I love this piece.
i have no idea why but the second movement is so beautiful to my ears
A very energetic rendition of the scherzo.
On a related note Argerich and Perlman just did another recording togather that will be released at the end of this month including a Schumann sonata for violin and piano. Kyung Wha Chung has been making a comeback by making a series of recordings I think are only available in Korea, among them are some of Schumann's violin sonatas, her recording of the Strauss and Respighi with Chopin competition winner Krystian Zimmerman is my favorite violin piano recording of all time. Her live recording of Beethoven and Bruch with Tennstedt is to this day still my favorite recordings of both forever cementing her place in the hall of fame. I also fully recommend Ilya Kaler's recording of the Schumann violin sonatas, he was a student of Kogan and I can honestly say that I think there has never been a better violinist I've ever heard. I uploaded this out of print recording some time ago just search for Kaler Schumann...
One the best chamber music pieces
The cello part on the score uses the infamous "trouble clef" (treble clef spelled an octave above sounding pitch)!
Its actually called c clef, cuz it marks c note :dd
@@bernardassokolovas5020 I mean, that's the tenor clef, but I presume the OP means an actual usage of the treble clef in the score. Don't have time to look for it now, but I don't doubt it's there (and it exists in other music as well)
@@bernardassokolovas5020 Treble clef is a G clef. The C clefs are alto, tenor, soprano, mezzo-soprano and baritone. Viola and alto trombone use the alto clef; bassoon, tenor trombone and cello can use the tenor clef in the high register, but the old practice was to write high cello parts in treble clef sounding an octave lower.
I'm pretty sure I only see the cello use the bass clef.
@@gamingmusicandjokesandabit1240 Go to 7:05.
Simply beautiful...
Can't say I'm impressed by the pizzicato. Surprisingly few people can actually do good pizzicato, because nobody pays mind to it. I do love this piece and performance though. Is great.
First time hearing this, but Wow. Amazing.
Superba interpretazione!
What a lovely recording!!
Great editing work, OP.
Thanks!
r/ihavereddit
Eh, psure I saw "OP" in use before reddit existed
heaven starts at 11:00
Yeah - superb.
And 27:57 !!
Truly an astonishing piece
Eron Anon Fanny and Alexander?
To me, the Gate of Heaven opens at 09:13
@@SandWolf_ Yes, that is exactly the point. The whole of the second part is out of this world.
The heaven
Robert Schuman was way ahead of his times; sometimes there really are artists, who, throughout the ages manage with God's gift of creativty, to pull things out of what seems to be oblivion that which exemplifies the uncontrolled, freed human mind.
I heard the part that begins at 11 minutes on Steve Coogan's film about Tristram Shandy. So beautiful, like sunlight.
quelle beauté dans la musique de chambre de schumann,, on pressent l'arrivée imminente du génial brahms ,, et pourtant il existe un monde entre ces deux créateurs et c'est tant mieux ,, je les imagine avec clara et leur amis près du piano l'hiver sirotant une bière et pérorant entre deux créations ,, quelle chance avaient les auditeurs ,, merci aux musiciens
THANK YOU!!!...
Obra bastante emocionante y bella!
stunning !!
i just recently performed. what an amazing piece!! one of my all time favorite chamber works.
lyrical and well balanced. I have heard some versions where the piano dominates too much
If you are a Schumann fan, as I am, you should see the movie "Song of Love," which chronicles the love triangle between Brahms, Clara Wieck-Schumann, and Schumann himself. The cast is superb, though the story is, inevitably, heartbreaking. I saw the movie on TCM.
OMG it was LIVE! The tempi were quite daring, I must add.
Yes I quite liked that film! Of course, with almost all Hollywood adaptations, it was highly fictionalised, but it was still very enjoyable. And did you see Katharine Hepburn playing the actual music you hear in the film? (even though it was overdubbed). She fought to keep her own playing, but the Hollywood bosses didn't allow it. Which actress nowadays could pull off such a feat?
Yes I noticed that she seemed to be doing all the right things on the keyboard. For me, and also for you I think, I was very impressed!
i saw the movie also - wonderful!
Stephen Messick There is a theory (Google it please) which claims that Brahms was gay and a rather good friend of Clara.
8:43 till the end of 1st movement E P I C
I love the recap at 27:57
Me too
i like this song
Very good Schumann
Amazing quintet, sitting alongside the Schubert (Trout), Brahms and Dvorak. Later amazing piano quintets among others - Franck and J. Mahleb (not to be confused with G. Mahler) which I've only recently discovered here
THANK YOU!!!...THANK YOU!!!...THANK YOU!!!!....
0:06 exposition
4:48 development
6:21 recapitulation
My favorite piece I’ve ever performed
Very nice very nice...
I love the second part
0:34 best part
The first theme of the 2nd mvt is very Schubertian.
Ugh I had to practice the fourth movement and perform it in two weeks last year at my high school's orchestra retreat =_= Great piece but that was rough. Pretty sure I missed an entire page but I can't remember. If anyone wants their ears bleeding I actually have a video on my channel. I personally don't wanna go back and watch it.
Would you take a look at Faure's 2nd quintet Op. 115?
thanku
Fanny and Alexander.
I had to learn the first movement in two weeks and then perform it with my chamber group at camp. Piano player here. That middle part...holy shit!
Agree! And I had months to learn it, lol!
I have 2 weeks to learn this.. practicing like crazy every day.....
I'm still a student, I have 3 months to learn the second movement and the agitato is killing me :P
Liked it, though I wasn't able to stop the ads, even though it said you could skip them.
I played this piece, the trout, and the Mendelsohn Octet at noon concerts at UC Berkeley, among other places. IT's not a food court but it is at lunch time! As a violist they work you pretty hard, there are never enough violists at any university, hence if you are a music major your job is to play at every noon concert in which a viola is needed. Also at everyone's recital, including composition recital - some of which can really tax your patience. how is someone accepted as a composition major at UC or Stanford or wherever? They work incredibly hard to write such unplayable stuff. Keep your day job already!
Claire Callahan Goodman wat
Tudo para um concerto está aí, reduzido.
0:06
9:15
22:39
לא הייתי בקונצרט מאז שאלכס עזב אותנו. מקווה להגיע לשמוע בקרוב. תודה על ההזמנות. ד"רנדב קשטן
This is glorious! I've never heard enough or been wowed by much Schumann but this is fantastic - any recommendations?
violin concerto, violin sonata no. 1, cello concerto.
Thanks! I'll make a playlist...
scenes from childhood and, of course, the lieder
malka bordwin Listening now...
His piano concerto performed by Murray Perahia. Glorious musicianship!
The first theme resembles the last movement's theme of the third piano trio!
Good observation there...
진짜 도입부 너무 좋다...
12:40
GREAT PIANIST!!!
Fuck! Awesome piece! Thanks for share!
Me pueden quitar lo k sea .... pero no puedo vivir sin ésto.sin música estoy muerta
the last movement is like magic.
but isnt it misplaced?
maybe that's why it sounds so magical hehe ;)
11:00
The second movement reminds me of Chopin's funerary elements. I don't purport to be learned on music, but was that a device used during the Romantic period and to what effect?
the very best.....jerry
the scherzo starts at 18:12
Who else is here because of Fanny and Alexander?
I'm not but I've seen it, so I'll check again having this in mind!
I'm here because of A Cock and Bull Story :)
I can't say I'm generally a massive fan of Schumann, in no small part because his finales are often so underwhelming. However, this piece is wonderful, and I'm having trouble working out why the finale works so much better here than with so much of his other music, given that, in essence, he's treating the material in much the same way. In any case, it works really well.
2:28
4:55 Bach Aria Es ist vollbracht?
Used to great effect in The Black Cat 🐈⬛
9:08
Buffy the vampire slayer violin solo starts at 9:10
Does anybody really play or hear those syncopated quarter notes starting at 26:32 as actually being off the beat?
Yes.
no
Incidentally, I played them unsyncopated (by accident) while rehearsing, and noticed that the impression was completely different. If they're not syncopated, they tend to blend into the rest of the texture. It also sounded less lively. It's an ingenious compositional device to write them slightly separated; even if they don't stand out blatantly, the whole sounds completely different with the syncopation.
20:35
Elle tape fort sur son clavier !!
24:39; 27:10
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4:04