Credits:

Arvo Pärt, Dmitry Shostakovich

Description:

Schumann was a deep lover of literature as well as music, and he incorporated a strong literary flavor into his own works. In particular, he loved "fantasy and fairy tales" that stimulated the imagination, and all of his works have a fantastic narrative quality. The works on this album are performed by the renowned Scandinavian pianist Hakkinen and his colleagues, some of which Hakkinen himself arranged to his own liking. The instruments used include an 1846 Pleyel, a gut-stringed violin, and a 19th century replica clarinet. You can enjoy to your heart's content the intimate atmosphere that brings back the sounds of the time when the piece was composed. Naxos Japan