FLAC tracks +Booklet s | Classical | 69:35 | 238 MbLara Downes’s new album For Love of You will be released on the 200th birthday of Clara Schumann.

The recording isn’t just about the composer and pianist’s bicentennial, but also how she and her husband Robert Schumann truly needed each other in order to accomplish enormous feats.

The new release contains music by both Robert and Clara composed in the years leading up to their marriage.

Downes explains that much of this music came from a dramatic and turbulent time in their relationship.

“If you read the letters between the two of them over the span of three years leading up to their marriage, they are fighting for many things,” Downes says. “They’re fighting to be together. She’s also fighting for herself, she’s fighting for her independence and her future as an artist.”Tracklist:01. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: I. Allegro affettuoso02. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: II. Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso03. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: III. Allegro vivace04. 3 Romances, Op. 11: No. 1, Andante05. 3 Romances, Op. 11: No. 2, Andante – Allegro passionato06. 3 Romances, Op. 11: No. 3, Moderato07. Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 1, Des Abends08. Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 2, Aufschwung09. Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 3, Warum:10. Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 4, Grillen11. Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 5, In der Nacht12. Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 6, Fabel13. Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 7, Traumes Wirren14. Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 8, Ende vom Lied