“A superb collection.”

—BBC Music Magazine

With this 8 CD box-set, we reach the conclusion of a multi-year and multi-disc exploration of the music – and, through the music, the lives – of Clara, Robert, and Johannes. Their creative output reflects not only their individual brilliance and characters, but also the role of the creative artist in their time and across the centuries. In grappling with the abstract symphonic form at a moment in music history when storytelling was in vogue, Robert and Johannes carried forward a vital mantle, moulding it into their own shape. Clara, a musician of breathtaking skill and breadth, juggling the pressures of a solo career and motherhood, gifted us intimately touching and brilliantly crafted songs and chamber music.

• Album 1 – 2 CDs: Darlings of the Muses
• Album 2 – 2 CDs: Lyrical Echoes
• Album 3 – 2 CDS: Atmosphere and Mastery
• Album 4 – 2 CDs: Romance and Counterpoint

The journey that the NAC Orchestra and I have taken with Clara, Robert, and Johannes over the last years has been a deeply enriching one. It is a journey that has brought cherished artistic partners closer to us than ever – the likes of Stewart Goodyear, Angela Hewitt, Gabriela Montero, Adrianne Pieczonka, and Liz Upchurch – and a journey that has showcased the extraordinary talent of our musicians, in both orchestral and chamber settings.