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6 works · 62:27

Carnaval, Op. 9Robert Schumann 20 movements24:43
1. 1 Préambule 2:11
2. 2 Pierrot 1:09
3. 3 Arlequin :39
4. 4 Valse noble 1:12
5. 5 Eusebius 1:19
6. 6 Florestan :46
7. 7 Coquette – Réplique 1:33
8. 8 Papillons :40
9. 9 A.S.C.H. – S.C.H.A. :52
10. 10 Chiarina :54
11. 11 Chopin 1:22
12. 12 Estrella :25
13. 13 Reconnaissance 1:37
14. 14 Pantalon et Colombine :44
15. 15 Valse allemande :50
16. 16 Paganini 1:24
17. 17 Aveu 1:02
18. 18 Promenade 1:58
19. 19 Pause :18
20. 20 Marche des Davidsbündler 3:48
21 Liebestraum No. 3 Franz Liszt 4:19
22 Gnomenreigen Franz Liszt Dance of the Gnomes 3:10
23 Andante spianato Frédéric Chopin 5:05
24 Grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22 Frédéric Chopin 9:23
Piano Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1Ludwig van Beethoven 4 movements15:47
1. 25 Andante – Allegro – Andante 5:18
2. 26 Allegro molto e vivace 1:53
3. 27 Adagio con espressione 3:03
4. 28 Allegro vivace 5:33

The programme centres on Robert Schumann’s Carnaval, Op. 9, with its carnival characters, ciphered love-notes and closing Davidsbündler march. Beside it stand Liszt’s Liebestraum No. 3 and the concert study Gnomenreigen, Chopin’s Andante spianato and Grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22, and Beethoven’s gentle Piano Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1.

The sessions were made in September 2011 at Genazzano Girls School in Kew, Melbourne, on a Schimmel Concert Grand K 280.

Artists

Kevin Kanisius Suherman

piano

Kevin Kanisius Suherman was born on 17 December 1994 in Bandung, Indonesia. He began the piano at six, studying classical repertoire with Stephen Sulungan and pop and jazz with Bambang Nugroho, and in 2008 entered Melbourne Grammar School on a full music scholarship under Professor Max Cooke.

Ludwig van Beethoven

composer

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) was a German composer and pianist whose music stands at the centre of the Western classical tradition, bridging the Classical and Romantic eras.

Frédéric Chopin

composer

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period. He wrote almost exclusively for the piano and remains one of its defining poetic voices.

Franz Liszt

composer

Franz Liszt (1811–1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and teacher of the Romantic era. His vast output reshaped piano technique, invented the symphonic poem and pushed harmony toward the twentieth century.

Robert Schumann

composer

Robert Schumann (1810–1856) was a German composer and music critic of the early Romantic era. His piano works and songs remain among the most enduring of the period.