{"product_id":"880040427827","title":"Danny Driver - Schumann: Symphonic Etudes \/ Faure: Theme and Variations - Import CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDanny Driver\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDanny Driver, known for his extensive repertoire and intellectually thoughtful program design, takes on two sets of variations in C-sharp minor by Schumann and Fauré. By pairing these two masterpieces—both written in the same key and featuring a sophisticated fusion of the variation form and virtuosic technique—the program highlights the continuity and evolution of variation techniques throughout the 19th century.\n\nIn Schumann’s *Symphonic Etudes*, the seven “additional variations”—including the five published posthumously, as well as the third and ninth etudes, which the composer omitted from his final draft in 1852—are regrouped and repositioned in the central section of the performance. By structuring them as a kind of “quasi-arabesque”—suggesting literary inspiration and the formal digressions found in his other works—the recording brings out the work’s fantastical and narrative qualities from a unique perspective.\n\nThis album is the second installment in a studio recording project being produced in parallel with the five-part “Variations” series to be presented at London’s Wigmore Hall from 2025 to 2027, following the *Goldberg Variations* (ONYX4260), scheduled for release in September 2025.\nTokyo M Plus\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Onyx","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53419251400993,"sku":"880040427827","price":952.0,"currency_code":"THB","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/880040427827.jpg?v=1788227597","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/en-th\/products\/880040427827","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}