Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Schumann - Schumann: Kreisleriana, Waldszenen, Humoreske & Fantasie

Here is a collection of the most famous piano cycles by Robert Schumann, many of which are made available digitally for the first time, superbly rendered by Michel Béroff. These pieces come with a set of variations composed by Brahms after a short theme in E-Flat that Schumann wrote for piano, very similar to the melody of his violin concerto’s slow movement. Meant for piano four-hands, in which Béroff excelled (he notably formed a legendary duet with Jean-Philippe Collard), it is performed along with Jean-Bernard Pommier and has been newly remastered from the original tapes in high resolution.