Bernhard Ruchti - Schumann A Tempo (CD/DVD)

Release Date: 11/06/20

Pianist Bernhard Ruchti presents a unique experience of classical music composed by Robert Schumann

Pianist, organist, and composer Bernhard Ruchti is one of the few musicians who has delved into this fascinating research. With the 'A Tempo Project', he produces several recordings that bring historical tempos to life - for the first time ever. The A Tempo Project consists of five parts: four of them are dedicated to the piano and one of them to the organ. In addition to video recordings of masterpieces by Beethoven, Liszt, Schumann, and Chopin, Bernhard Ruchti produces video commentaries in which he introduces the recorded works and considers questions of tempo, interpretation, and style, thus revealing a thrilling aspect of musical history. One goal of the 'A Tempo Project' is to create a uniqueexperience of classical music that is as close as possible to the tempo that the composer originally had in mind. Thus, an impressive variety of articulation and phrasing results in a stunning harmonic richness of the recorded works.