SCHUMANN, R.: Arrangements for Piano Duet, Vol. 4 - Symphony No. 2 / Overtures / Concertstück (Eckerle Piano Duo)
Demand for piano duet material in the nineteenth century was such that the market expanded to an unparalleled extent. The preparation of an easily playable four-hand piano reduction was of critical importance to a work’s dissemination and Robert Schumann, himself a keen duet performer, wrote for the medium with enthusiasm. He arranged his Symphony No. 2 himself, aided by his wife Clara, expending considerable time and effort on the work. The overtures show the variety of arrangers involved, such as his brother-in-law Woldemar Bargiel and the organist Robert Pfretzschner, both of whom Schumann held in the highest regard.
André Messager
FORTUNIO
Fortunio - Cyrille Dubois
Jacqueline - Anne-Catherine Gillet
Maître André - Franck Leguérinel
Clavaroche - Jean-Sébastien Bou
Landry - Philippe-Nicolas Martin
Lieutenant d’Azincourt - Pierre Derhet
Lieutenant de Verbois - Thomas Dear
Madelon - Aliénor Feix
Maître Subtil - Luc Bertin-Hugault
Guillaume - Geoffroy Buffière
Gertrude - Sarah Jouffroy
Comédien - Laurent Podalydès
Les Éléments
(chorus master: Joël Suhubiette)
Orchestre des Champs-Élysées
Louis Langrée, conductor
Denis Podalydès, stage director
Éric Ruf, set designer
Christian Lacroix, costume designer
Stéphanie Daniel, lighting designer
Recorded at the Opéra Comique, Paris, France, 14 and 16 December 2019
Picture format: NTSC 16:9
Sound format: PCM Stereo / DTS 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Audio language: French
Subtitles: French, English, German, Japanese, Korean
Running time: 119 mins
No. of DVDs: 1 (DVD 9)