Benjamin Grosvenor

Benjamin Grosvenor - Schumann & Brahms

Released 17th March 2023 The acclaimed British pianist, Benjamin Grosvenor, still only 30 and yet...

Released 17th March 2023 The acclaimed British pianist, Benjamin Grosvenor, still only 30 and yet a well-established favourite of critics and audiences around the globe, takes Robert Schumann’s haunting Kreisleriana as his starting point in his new album, Schumann & Brahms. This eight-movement work portrays the mercurial personality of the fictional Johannes Kreisler, created by E. T. A. Hoffmann: Kreisler’s highs and lows, and his dreamy nature, clearly mirror Schumann’s own tragic manic...