Artist: Midori, Festival Strings Lucerne, Daniel Dodds, Ozgür Aydin Title: Schumann: Violin Concerto & Works for Violin and Piano by Clara and Robert Schumann Year Of Release: 2026 Label: PentaTone Genre: Classical Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-96kHz Total Time: 01:09:58 Total Size: 1.23 GB Tracklist: 1. Schumann: Violin Concerto in D Minor, WoO 23: I. In kräftigem, nicht zu schnellem Tempo (15:53) 2. Schumann: Violin Concerto in D Minor, WoO 23: II. Langsam (6:22) 3. Schumann: Violin Concerto in D Minor, WoO 23: III. Lebhaft, doch nicht schnell (9:50) 4. Schumann: 5 Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102: I. Mit Humor (3:38) 5. Schumann: 5 Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102: II. Langsam (3:15) 6. Schumann: 5 Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102: III. Nicht schnell, mit viel Ton zu spielen (4:17) 7. Schumann: 5 Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102: IV. Nicht zu rasch (2:04) 8. Schumann: 5 Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102: V. Stark und markiert (3:13) 9. Schumann: 3 Romances, Op. 94: I. Nicht schnell (3:13) 10. Schumann: 3 Romances, Op. 94: II. Einfach innig (4:25) 11. Schumann: 3 Romances, Op. 94: III. Nicht schnell (4:15) 12. Schumann: 3 Romances, Op. 22: I. Andante molto (3:02) 13. Schumann: 3 Romances, Op. 22: II. Allegretto: Mit zartem Vortrage (2:57) 14. Schumann: 3 Romances, Op. 22: III. Leidenschaftlich schnell (3:45) Violinist Midori, Festival Strings Lucerne under the direction of Daniel Dodds, and pianist Özgür Aydin present an album of Schumann: Violin Concert o & Works for Violin and Piano by Clara and Robert Schumann, highlighting two deeply connected artistic voices. At the centre is Robert Schumann’s Violin Concerto in D Minor, composed in 1853 but withheld from publication for more than eighty years after Clara Schumann and Joseph Joachim questioned its place within his legacy. Long clouded by its troubled history and a problematic 1937 premiere, the concerto has only recently gained recognition as a powerful and distinctive late work, valued today for its emotional depth and expressive candour. The programme also includes Robert Schumann’s 5 Pieces in Folk St yle, Op. 102, and 3 Romances, Op. 94–lyrical miniatures from his remarkably productive year of 1849, alongside Clara Schumann’s 5 Romances, Op. 22, dedicated to Joachim and now fully restored to the repertoire after decades of neglect. Together, these works reveal an artistic world shaped by intimacy, sincerity, and clarity of expression, echoing Robert Schumann’s belief that the artist’s task is “ to send light into the darkness of men’s hearts” This recording marks the PENTATONE debut of Midori and Özgür Aydin. Midori, an internationally celebrated violinist with numerous awards and performances on the world’s leading stages, brings her expressive depth and technical mastery, complemented by Aydin’s sensitive virtuosity at the piano. Festival St rings Lucerne and their artistic director, Daniel Dodds, have been collaborating successfully since 2012, bringing this orchestra international acclaim, and establishing themselves as one of the world’s leading chamber orchestras, both on the concert platform and in the recording studio. The album showcases the interplay of Clara’s tender lyricism with Robert’s late works, offering a vivid, emotionally resonant, and technically brilliant portrait of the Schumanns’ late musical world