(Maria Grinberg | 1961 | Studio) Schumann: Symphonic Etudes, Op.13

I've returned to my beloved Maria Grinberg this week. It's a shame she's been so overshadowed by the other titans which came out of the Soviet Union, certainly posthumously. Her recording of Schumann's Symphonic Studies is - in my mind - nothing short of astonishing, and shows the Russian school of piano playing at its finest. Or the Soviet rather, for there is a difference. A deep, rich sound, a neo-romantic approach, impeccably correct and sound musicianship, and with a strong technical foundation to back it up. Bravo, Maria. Schumann: Symphonic Etudes, Op.13 00:00 - Theme 01:40 - Etude I (Variation 1) 02:43 - Etude II (Variation 2) 06:15 - Variation 4 from the Symphonic Etudes in the form of Variations, WoO 6 08:26 - Etude IV (Variation 3) 09:15 - Etude V (Variation 4) 10:27 - Etude VI (Variation 5) 11:19 - Etude VII (Variation 6) 12:42 - Etude VIII (Variation 7) 15:05 - Etude IX 15:43 - Etude X (Variation 8) 17:10 - Etude XI (Variation 9) 20:18 - Finale Maria Grinberg, piano Source: CCCP Studio Recording ---------------- https://classical-pianists.net/ Grinberg's pages: https://classical-pianists.net/ix/mar...