The idea for a series of recordings devoted to the music of Robert Schumann arose from Pierre and Théo Fouchenneret’s work on the Sonatas for violin and piano, and from a desire to expand the project by exploring the rest of his chamber music as well as his concertos – for Schumann treats the orchestra in a very chamber-music-like manner in his concertante works.

Following the complete chamber music of Johannes Brahms, recorded on the same label, Pierre and Théo decided to launch this Schumann Collection, with the support of their long-standing collaborators in the field of chamber music: the Strada Quartet, Victor Julien-Laferrière, Florent Pujuila, Philibert Perrine, Félix Roth, Caroline Sypniewski, Sarah Fouchenneret, and Hortense Cartier-Bresson. All are soloists, quartet players and chamber musicians who also perform with orchestras, driven by a shared passion for Schumann’s music, which lends itself particularly well to a series of live albums: there is a warmth, an urgency and a passion in the concert experience that are essential to performing this music well. Each concert was recorded by the b.records team with a view to this ambitious complete collection that you now hold in your hands.

Artists

Pierre Fouchenneret (violin), Théo Fouchenneret (piano), Orchestre Régional De Normandie, Jean Deroyer, Philibert Perrine, Florent Pujuila (clarinet), Félix Roth, Hortense Cartier-Bresson, Caroline Sypniewski (cello), Sarah Fouchenneret, Lise Berthaud (viola), François Salque (cello), Anna Sypniewski (viola), Quatuor Strada, Victor Julien-Laferrière