Burkard Schliessmann - Bach, Chopin, Mendelssohn & Schuman: Live & Encores (2023)

As well as exceptional performances, this recording offers phenomenal sound. The recording was made on 3-5 April 2023 at the Fazioli Concert Hall in Sacile, Italy in 5-channel Dolby Atmos high-definition audio and is available as hybrid multichannel SACD presented as a beautiful 2 CD boxed set and 60 page booklet. The instrument used is a Fazioli F278 which Schliessmann has purchased. The recording was made ‘live’ in front of a specially invited audience and thanks to the amazing support of the Fazioli family will also be presented in concert in Venice in the near future.

German pianist Burkard Schliessmann has been receiving glowing accolades everywhere for his concert performances and recordings, for his virtuosity and also for his individual and highly-considered interpretation of the great music from the late Baroque and Romantic eras particularly.

Following five previous albums all of which have been exceptionally well received, ‘Live and Encores’ offers the opportunity to present different interpretations in single take recordings of a wide range of repertoire. The double Album displays a variety of stylistic elements from Bach to Mendelssohn (whose early Romantic work was highly influenced by Bach) through the High Romanticism of Schumann to Chopin, whose single waltz here represents the pinnacle of Romantic pianism.

Tracklist
01. Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: I. Sinfonia (Live)
02. Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: II. Allemande (Live)
03. Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: III. Courante (Live)
04. Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: IV. Sarabande (Live)
05. Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: V. Rondeau (Live)
06. Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: VI. Capriccio (Live)
07. Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971: I. — (Live)
08. Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971: II. Andante (Live)
09. Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971: III. Presto (Live)
10. Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903: I. Fantasia (Live)
11. Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903: II. Fugue (Live)
12. Variations sérieuses, Op. 54, MWV U 156: Theme. Andante sostenuto (Live)
13. Variations sérieuses, Op. 54, MWV U 156: Var. 1 (Live)
14. Variations sérieuses, Op. 54, MWV U 156: Var. 2, Un poco più animato (Live)
15. Variations sérieuses, Op. 54, MWV U 156: Var. 3, Più animato (Live)
16. Variations sérieuses, Op. 54, MWV U 156: Var. 4 (Live)
17. Variations sérieuses, Op. 54, MWV U 156: Var. 5, Agitato (Live)
18. Variations sérieuses, Op. 54, MWV U 156: Var. 6 (Live)
19. Variations sérieuses, Op. 54, MWV U 156: Var. 7 (Live)
20. Variations sérieuses, Op. 54, MWV U 156: Var. 8, Allegro vivace (Live)
21. Variations sérieuses, Op. 54, MWV U 156: Var. 9 (Live)
22. Variations sérieuses, Op. 54, MWV U 156: Var. 10, Moderato (Live)
23. Variations sérieuses, Op. 54, MWV U 156: Var. 11 (Live)
24. Variations sérieuses, Op. 54, MWV U 156: Var. 12, Tempo del tema (Live)
25. Variations sérieuses, Op. 54, MWV U 156: Var. 13 (Live)
26. Variations sérieuses, Op. 54, MWV U 156: Var. 14, Adagio (Live)
27. Variations sérieuses, Op. 54, MWV U 156: Var. 15 (Live)
28. Variations sérieuses, Op. 54, MWV U 156: Var. 16, Allegro vivace (Live)
29. Variations sérieuses, Op. 54, MWV U 156: Var. 17 (Live)
30. Variations sérieuses, Op. 54, MWV U 156: Coda. Presto (Live)

CD2
01. Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17: I. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen (Live)
02. Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17: II. Mäsig. Durchaus energisch (Live)
03. Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17: III. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten (Live)
04. Waltz in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64 No. 2, B. 164 (Live)
05. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 12, Chopin (Live)
06. Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 3, Warum? (Live)