Geister Duo - Schumann - Brahms - Dvořák (2022) MP3

Why ‘Geister Duo’? The question often came up during the concerts. The name comes from Robert Schumann’s last piano work, the Geistervariationen, whose theme Johannes Brahms, a close friend of the Schumanns, used to compose his own Variations op. 23 for piano four hands.

This recording proposes a bridge between these two composers who are dear to us, and whose imagination is reflected in our duo name.

“We have associated Anton Dvořák and his Bohemian Forests (Aus Dem Böhmerwalde), a relatively unknown work but for us one of the masterpieces of the literature of the genre in all its orchestral dimension, full of folk inspiration, but also rich in a variety of colours premonitory in the twilight of the 19th Century.

Tracklist
01. Schumann: Bilder aus Osten (Oriental Pictures), Op. 66: I. Lebhaft
02. Schumann: Bilder aus Osten (Oriental Pictures), Op. 66: II. Nicht schnell und sehr gesangvoll zu spielen
03. Schumann: Bilder aus Osten (Oriental Pictures), Op. 66: III. Im Volkston
04. Schumann: Bilder aus Osten (Oriental Pictures), Op. 66: IV. Nicht schnell
05. Schumann: Bilder aus Osten (Oriental Pictures), Op. 66: V. Lebhaft
06. Schumann: Bilder aus Osten (Oriental Pictures), Op. 66: VI. Reuig, andächtig
07. Brahms: Variationen über ein Thema von Robert Schumann, Op. 23
08. Anton: From the Bohemian Forest (Ze Šumavy), Op. 68: I. In the spinning room (Na přástkách)
09. Anton: From the Bohemian Forest (Ze Šumavy), Op. 68: II. By the black lake (U Černého jezera)
10. Anton: From the Bohemian Forest (Ze Šumavy), Op. 68: III. Walpurgis night (Noc filipojakubská)
11. Anton: From the Bohemian Forest (Ze Šumavy), Op. 68: IV. In wait (Na čekání)
12. Anton: From the Bohemian Forest (Ze Šumavy), Op. 68: V. Silent woods (Klid)
13. Anton: From the Bohemian Forest (Ze Šumavy), Op. 68: VI. In stormy times (Z bouřlivých dob)