I'm off to buy some Schumann

[Dame Hilda Tablet]

I couldn't find Richter on youtube for the whole thing, but I shall definitely buy a CD of the whole shebang.

How could I have allowed myself not to own any Schumann before?

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRQZQjAPguA"]YouTube - Richter plays Schumann's Fantasy in C[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ikn64xYdYik"]YouTube - Richter plays Schumann's Fantasy in C 2nd mov.[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1st_AWhFCU"]YouTube - Sergio Fiorentino - Schumann Fantasie -- 3rd mov.(1st Part)[/ame]

Any suggestions for whose recording I should go for? I'm an ignoramus regarding his best interpreters.

[micrologus]

If you're looking for piano music, maybe I can recommend you Elisso Wirssaladze, a Schumann specialist and great pianist.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R03GIfq1yaE"]YouTube - Elisso Wirssaladze plays Schumann (live) - Sonate n° op11 - 01a[/ame]

[haydnguy]

This post is partially to Despina because I had told her that I didn't have a whole lot of Schumann. I have more Schumann than I originally thought because I have some from collections. I think that Richter set I have has some Schumann on it and various sets like that. Michaelangeli(sp) has some Schumann I think. One I forgot I had was:

[haydnguy]

Let us know what you decided on, Dame Hilda. We'll be excited with you!

[Dame Hilda Tablet]

Decisions, decisions...there's an Alfred Brendel but also a Rubinstein but I'm also thinking of a Clifford Curzon that throws in some Schubert too......aaargh!

[micrologus]

I love Brendel as performer of Beethoven and Rubenstein as performer of Chopin.
Didn't you find any Elisso Wirssaladze? She is the Schumann specialist!

[Dame Hilda Tablet]

I was so overwhelmed by the choice I hadn't got as far as the W, alphabetically speaking.

[haydnguy]

Dame Hilda, I'm going to research this too for myself.

[Despina41]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzJVbjW_L8E"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzJVbjW_L8E[/ame]

[Dame Hilda Tablet]

Microlagus sent me a PM with a link to some really interesting Elisso Wirssaladze CDs. I have however, for really sentimental reasons decided to go for the Brendel. My Grandfather, who I adored, was a big Brendel fan and did me lots of Brendel cassette tapes from his record collection which are now unplayable. So, Alfred Brendel it is for the Fantasie in C opus 17.

I am however going to put Elisso Wirssaladze on the rest of my Schumann wish-list.