Robert Schumann’s three sonatas for violin and piano embody the 19th c. German Romantic perspective. Entering Schumann’s unique sound world, violinist Nicholas DiEugenio and pianist Chi-Chen Wu draw further inspiration from the builder Rodney Regier’s unique creation of a fortepiano that embodies the ideal characteristics of instruments by Vienna’s greatest early 19th c. builders, Conrad Graf and Ignaz Bösendorfer. The release of this disc ushers in the first such recording to feature performances of all three sonatas on a fortepiano.
