Robert schumann

?Clara Schumann spielte, wie man heute nicht mehr spielt ...? Eine in vieler Hinsicht ungewöhnliche Frau: die Komponistin, Pianistin und Konzertunternehmerin Clara Schumann (1819-1896). Lange wurde sie vor allem als…

The insatiable demand for sheet music for domestic use in the 19th century meant that popular works were widely disseminated in piano duet form. Robert Schumann?s own arrangements of the ?Spring? Symphony (in…

Clara Schumann née Wieck (1819-1896) has gone down in history as a pianist rather than as a composer. The reasons for that have nothing to do with the quality of her compositions but rest on her decision to stop…

The Carlock-Combet Duo return to SOMM RECORDINGS with a trio of ravishing Romantic Violin Sonatas by Schubert, Robert Schumann and Grieg. Formed in 2014, the Philadelphia-based Carlock-Combet Duo ? Sandra Carlock and…

"After just a few notes on this exceptionally fine Pleyel grand piano in Kellinghusen, north of Hamburg, in a collection of Eric Feller?s, I found myself plunged into a different century. This pianoforte was built in…

The new album Darlings of the Muses by The National Arts Centre Orchestra under the direction of Alexander Shelley is the first of four albums to be released over the next two years. This series will explore the closely…

It was in 1842, his ?year of chamber music? that Robert Schumann took on the combination of violin, cello and piano for the first time. He seems to have decided against releasing the resulting Fantasiestücke as a…

In 1984, just as the long-playing gramophone record was supposedly fading into the sunset, the British record company EMI issued an 8-LP box in green livery compiled by Keith Hardwick and entitled ?Schumann & Brahms…

Den nye utgivelsen fra pianist Nils Anders Mortensen og Engegårdkvartetten er viet Schumanns kvartett og kvintett for piano og strykere. Robert Schumann produserte i 1842 et stort antall kammermusikkverk, deriblant…

In the days before sound recording, orchestral music was often arranged in versions for piano duet as a way for the public to hear, play and enjoy music by the great composers of the day. As a result, the number of…

Icelandic bass-baritone Andri Björn Róbertsson, and pianist Ástríður Alda Sigurðardóttir, perform Robert Schumann?s Liederkreis op. 24 and Liederkreis op. 39, along with seven songs by the Icelandic composer Árni…

Christian Thielemann conducts Staatskapelle Dresden in this live performance of symphonies by Robert Schumann. Recorded at Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Japan in 2018, the performance features 'Symphony No. 1 in B Flat Major',…

Edition Peters Robert Schumann Concerto ('Concertstück') op.129: for cello and piano, Urtext, advanced level of difficulty, edited by Josephine Knight, ISMN 9790577020372, EP 73488, DIN A4, 48/ 20 pages

Sting and his wife Trudie Styler, along with an ensemble of actors, singers and musicians, bring to life the tragic love between the composer Robert Schumann and his pianist wife Clara Wieck. Reflecting the separation…

Christian Thielemann conducts Staatskapelle Dresden in this live performance of symphonies by Robert Schumann. Recorded at Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Japan in 2018, the performance features 'Symphony No. 1 in B Flat Major',…

Some of Schumann?s early songs, such as Liedfürxxx, show the influence of Schubert, but it was in 1840, his ?Year of Song?, that Schumann fully turned his attention to vocal music. The Zweistimmige Lieder, Op.43 were the…

Henle Verlag Schumann Carnaval Op. 9, Classical Sheet Music for Piano, Robert Schumann: Carnaval Op. 9, Urtext edition, For piano solo, Edited by Ernst Herttrich, Fingering by Hans-Martin Theopold, In standard notation,…

Robert Schumann's interpretation of Lord Byron's dramatic poem, recorded live at the Tonhalle, Dusseldorf in 2010. Andrey Boreyko conducts the Dusseldorfer Symphoniker, with Johann von Bulow as Manfred, and…

Schott Schumann Träumerei String Qt., Sheet Music for String Ensemble, Robert Schumann Dreaming, Piece from the ""Kinderszenen, Arranged for string quartet, Arranged by Wolfgang Birtel, Score and parts, Double bass ad…

A biography that offers a fresh account of Robert Schumann's life. It confronts the traditional perception of the doom-laden Romantic, forced by depression into a life of helpless, poignant sadness. It frees Schumann…

'No musician or music lover should be without it.' BBC Music MagazineRobert Schumann was far ahead of his time: his music anticipated a multitude of trends that would spread in the 150 years after his death, and almost…

Virtuoso brilliance and lyrical poetry- the formal structure of works for solo piano with orchestra by both Clara and Robert Schumann and Carl Reinecke captivate the listener on first hearing them. Yet the selection of…

Between 1849 and 1853 Robert and Clara Schumann wrote a series of striking and imaginative works for violin and piano. Clara?s expressive Romanzen explores the violin?s lower and middle range, while Robert?s own set of…

Sting and his wife Trudie Styler, along with an ensemble of actors, singers and musicians, bring to life the tragic love between the composer Robert Schumann and his pianist wife Clara Wieck. Reflecting the separation…

For over 60 years, repeated efforts have been made to capture on sound carriers Robert Schumann?s Complete Works for Piano solo, a fascinatingly broad and varied spectrum ranging from highly virtuosic pieces for the…

Eric Sams' study of Schumann's 246 songs (Faber 1961, revised 1993) - a companion volume to his The Songs of Hugo Wolf, also available in Faber Finds - remains a classic text. By providing a translation, commentary and…

Myrthen is the second chapter of Christian Gerhaher?s project to record all Schumann?s songs. A long-cherished dream and ?probably the most important project of my entire life?. Since Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau?s…

Robert Schumann er velkjent for sin vakre musikk fra romantikken. Blant hans mest kjente komposisjoner er en mengde lieder, hvorav mange av dem ble komponert i 1840, samme år som han giftet seg med Clara Schumann. To av…

Full of joyful esprit Robert Schumann wrote his Davidsbündlertänze: A tender, lively, thoughtful, romantic wedding-eve party! With this the pianist Nikola Avramovic, prize winner of numerous competitions, opens his new…

Although Robert Schumann?s public role in the Bach revival is less well known than that of Felix Mendelssohn, Bach?s music would play an influential effect throughout his life. Schumann would in turn, arrange and perform…

Henle Verlag Schumann Papillons, Sheet Music Book for Piano, Robert Schumann: Papillons, Opus 2, Original text edition, Edited by Ernst Herttrich, Fingering by Hans-Martin Theopold, Level of difficulty: Medium-high,…

Robert Schumann?s literary background and cultivated taste is revealed in his choice of texts for musical setting. The emphasis in this collection is on songs with a narrative character, such as the tragic tale of Die…

Live performance recorded at the Frauenkirche Dresden, celebrating the 200th anniversary of Robert Schumann's birth. Daniel Harding conducts the Staatskapelle Dresden orchestra as they play a number of Schumann's works,…

Blickkontakte mit Robert Schumann - Begegnungen im heutigen Dresden

The year 1841 finally marked Robert Schumann?s breakthrough as a composer for orchestra. That year, he created no less than two works: his First Symphony, also known as the ?Spring Symphony?, and a piece which he…

Live performance recorded at the Frauenkirche Dresden, celebrating the 200th anniversary of Robert Schumann's birth. Daniel Harding conducts the Staatskapelle Dresden orchestra as they play a number of Schumann's works,…

'No musician or music lover should be without it.' BBC Music MagazineRobert Schumann was far ahead of his time: his music anticipated a multitude of trends that would spread in the 150 years after his death, and almost…

Robert Schumann Complete Piano Pieces Vol. 13 Several attempts have been made over the last sixty years or so to record all Robert Schumann?s works for solo piano, a fascinating cosmos full of variety that ranges from…

Philippe Herreweghe and the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra explore the tormented world of Robert Schumann. Symphonies Nos. 2 and 4 plunge us into the psychological tangles of the composer?s mind, reflecting his relentless…

Breitkopf & Härtel Schumann Märchenbilder Violin, Classical Sheet Music for Violin, Robert Schumann: Fairy Tale Pictures, 4 Pieces for Violin and Piano, With piano accompaniment, Medium difficulty, ISMN 9790004177266,…

The first true complete recording of Robert Schumann?s works for piano solo on 17 albums (in 15 volumes), played by Florian Uhlig, seeks for the first time to offer imaginative compilations on album (e.g. ?Robert…