ROMANCE: THE PIANO MUSIC OF CLARA SCHUMANN

Rising pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason illuminates the world of her musical heroine, Clara Schumann, in her 200th anniversary year

Big sister to superstar cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, 22-year-old Isata is a postgraduate student at The Royal Academy of Music, where 4 of the Kanneh-Mason siblings are currently studying! As an undergraduate, she held the prestigious Elton John Scholarship, performing with Sir Elton John in Los Angeles in 2013. Isata reached the final of the Piano Category in the 2014 BBC Young Musician competition, and has gone on to develop a substantial live career a solo artist, with concerto appearances, recitals and chamber concerts throughout the UK and internationally. When not performing in her own right, Isata makes up a third of The Kanneh-Mason Piano Trio with her brothers Sheku and Braimah

Schumann, Clara: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 7
1. 1. Allegro maestoso
2. 2. Romance: Andante non troppo con grazia
3. 3. Allegro non troppo

Schumann, Clara: Romances (3), Op. 11
4. 1. Andante
5. 2. Andante – Allegro passionato
6. 3. Moderato

Schumann, Clara: Deuxieme Scherzo, Op. 14

Schumann, Clara: Romances (3), Op. 22
7. 1. Andante molto
8. 2. Allegretto
9. 3. Leidenschaftlich schnell

10. Schumann: Myrthen, Op. 25 – 1. Widmung (Arr. Clara Schumann)
11. Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 39 – 5. Mondnacht (Arr. Clara Schumann)

Schumann, Clara: Piano Sonata in G minor
12. 1. Allegro
13. 2. Adagio
14. 3. Scherzo
15. 4. Rondo