Robert Schumann - Contrasts

Philippe Tondre presents the most important musical project of his life. There was no doubt about the choice of programme. The music of Robert Schumann is, in a way, his Madeleine de Proust. The Romances opus 94 rocked him from an early age and accompanied him throughout his studies. All these late works for instrument and piano by Heinz Holliger and Alfred Brendel, Alexeï and Leonid Ogrintchouk, Albrecht Mayer and Markus Becker were included in his first recordings. This project was an opportunity to rekindle the flame of many emotions that have marked him over the last fifteen years. These memories have guided him throughout the recording: every element of his musical education has played a part in this recording journey.

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Robert Schumann

Adagio und Allegro, Opus 70
Fantasiestücke, Opus 73
Abendlied, Opus 85 n°12
Drei Romanzen, Opus 94
Fünf Stücke im Volkston, Opus 102

Philippe Tondre, oboe

Danae Dörken, piano