Schumann Carnaval, Op. 9 - Papillons, Op. 2 - Sonata in G Minor, Op. 22 Jon Nakamatsu and Clive Greensmith

• Robert Schumann (1810-56): Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 (1833-38):
• 1I. So rasch wie möglich06:05
• 2II. Andantino. Getragen05:17
• 3III. Scherzo. Sehr rasch und markiert01:34
• 4IV. Rondo. Presto – Prestissimo05:25
• Papillons, Op. 2 (1829-31):
• 5I. Introduzione00:13
• 6II. No.100:40
• 7III. No. 2 - Prestissimo00:28
• 8IV. No. 301:00
• 9V. No. 401:01
• 10VI. No. 500:56
• 11VII. No. 600:58
• 12VIII. No. 7 - Semplice00:47
• 13IX. No. 801:12
• 14X. No. 9 - Prestissimo00:45
• 15XI. No. 10 - Vivo02:04
• 16XII. No. 1102:52
• 17XIII. No. 12 - Finale02:13
• Carnaval, Op. 9 (1832-35):
• 18I. Préambule02:24
• 19II. Pierrot02:26
• 20III. Arlequin01:03
• 21IV. Valse noble02:11
• 22V. Eusebius01:36
• 23VI. Florestan00:55
• 24VII. Coquette01:37
• 25VIII. Réplique01:12
• 26IX. Papillons00:48
• 27X. Lettres dansantes00:56
• 28XI. Chiarina01:36
• 29XII. Chopin01:26
• 30XIII. Estrella00:28
• 31XIV. Reconnaissance01:50
• 32XV. Pantalon et Colombine00:57
• 33XVI. Valse allemande01:02
• 34XVII. Paganini01:29
• 35XVIII. Aveu01:05
• 36XIX. Promenade02:36
• 37XX. Pause00:18
• 38XXI. Marche des Davidsbündler contre les Philistins04:00
• Total Runtime01:05:25

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Jon Nakamatsu is ideally suited to Schumann: he has the staggering technique expected from a Van Cliburn winner but also poetry and delicacy are uppermost in his playing. His nine recordings for harmonia mundi USA range from Chopin and Brahms, via Rachmaninov to Gershwin, and most recently the Brahms Piano Quintet with the Tokyos. His next recording will be of Brahms, Beethoven and Weber with Clive Greensmith, formerly of the Tokyo String Quartet and Jon Manasse on clarinet.

“There's plenty of imagination in his readings but sometimes it perhaps comes a little too close to caricature.” (Gramophone)

Jon Nakamatsu, piano


Recorded December, 2012 at The American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York
Produced by Robina G. Young

Jon Nakamatsu
American pianist Jon Nakamatsu elicits unanimous praise as a true aristocrat of the keyboard, whose playing combines deep musical insight with elegance, clarity and electrifying power. Since winning the Gold Medal at the 1997 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Mr. Nakamatsu maintains a nearly incessant touring schedule, performing throughout the US and abroad. He has worked with many of today’s leading conductors, and has appeared in recital and chamber collaborations in festivals and in music centers worldwide. Together with the renowned clarinetist Jon Manasse, Mr. Nakamatsu regularly tours as a member of the Manasse/ Nakamatsu Duo. The Duo also serves as Artistic Directors of the esteemed Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival which was founded by pianist Samuel Sanders in 1979.

Named Debut Artist of the year by NPR’s Performance Today, Mr. Nakamatsu has been profiled by CBS Sunday Morning, Reader’s Digest and is featured in Playing with Fire, a documentary about the Tenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. He records exclusively for harmonia mundi usa and has released 11 CDs to great critical acclaim. His recording of Gershwin’s Concerto in F and Rhapsody in Blue with the Rochester Philharmonic remained on Billboard’s classical charts for nearly six months. Mr. Nakamatsu’s CD of the Brahms Clarinet Sonatas with clarinetist Jon Manasse was selected by the New York Times as one of its top classical recordings for

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