Heras-Casado & Lisiecki

Robert Schumann failed four times – as he saw it – to write a successful piano concerto. The soloist should be able to »unfold the wealth of the instrument and its art«, while »the orchestra with its manifold characters weaves through the scene more artfully«. With his Concerto in A minor, he finally succeeded in this goal: The piano and orchestra are thoroughly equal partners. It feels as if Ludwig van Beethoven needed no more than a few notes for his famous Fifth – a knocking motif, trailblazing energy, musical logic and passion. Nikolaus Habjan’s sensitive puppetry lends an additional poeti