Utwory na płycie:

• Papillons, Op. 2
• 3 Intermezzi in E-Flat Major, Op. 117 - I. Andante moderato
• 3 Intermezzi in E-Flat Major, Op. 117 - II. Andante non troppo e con molto espressione
• 3 Intermezzi in E-Flat Major, Op. 117 - III Andante con moto
• 6 Klavierstücke in A Minor, Op. 118 - I. Intermezzo. Allegro non assai, ma molto appassionato
• 6 Klavierstücke in A Minor, Op. 118 - II. Intermezzo. Andante teneramente
• 6 Klavierstücke in A Minor, Op. 118 - III. Ballade. Allegro energico
• 6 Klavierstücke in A Minor, Op. 118 - IV. Intermezzo. Allegretto un poco agitato
• 6 Klavierstücke in A Minor, Op. 118 - V. Romanze. Andante
• 6 Klavierstücke in A Minor, Op. 118 - VI. Intermezzo. Andante, largo e mesto
• Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - Von fremden Ländern und Menschen “Of Foreign Lands and Peoples”
• Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - Kuriose Geschichte “A Curious Story”
• Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - Hasche-Mann “Blind Man’s Bluff”
• Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - Bittendes Kind “Pleading Child”
• Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - Glückes genug “Happy Enough”
• Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - Wichtige Begebenheit “An Important Event”
• Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - Träumerei “Dreaming”
• Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - Am Kamin “At the Fireside”
• Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - Ritter vom Steckenpferd “Knight of the Hobbyhorse”
• Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - Fast zu ernst “Almost Too Serious”
• Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - Fürchtenmachen “Frightening”
• Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - Kind im Einschlummern “Child Falling Asleep”
• Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - Der Dichter spricht “The Poet Speaks”

Robert Schumann:
Papillons, Op. 2
Kinderszenen (“Scenes from Childhood”), Op. 15

Johannes Brahms:
3 Intermezzi, Op. 117
6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118

Multi-award winning pianist Sarah Beth Briggs earned multiple plaudits for her previous AVIE recordings – a Gramophone Critics’ Choice for her pairing of concertos by Hans Gál and Mozart, and a Gramophone Editor’s Choice for her Briggs Piano Trio’s pairing of works by Gál and Shostakovich. For her first solo recital recording for AVIE, Sarah turns to some of the greatest collections of Romantic miniatures, largely inspired by one woman: Clara Schumann, wife of Robert Schumann and muse to Johannes Brahms. The twelve short dance movements of Schumann's early and enigmatic Papillons set the scene, giving way to autumnal, late Brahms – his Op. 117 Intermezzi and Op. 118 Klavierstücke. The album ends as it begins, with youthful Schumann and his lovingly crafted Kinderszenen, written over half a century earlier.

For her first solo recital recording for AVIE Records, award-winning pianist Sarah Beth Briggs turns to some of the greatest collections of Romantic miniatures ever written, largely inspired by one woman: Clara Schumann, wife of Robert Schumann and muse to Johannes Brahms. The bookends of the album are Schumann's early and youthful Papillons and Kinderszenen. In between is autumnal Brahms - his Op. 117 Intermezzi and Op. 118 Klavierstücke.

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Recording: 16–18 July 2018, Cedars Hall, Wells Cathedral School, UK