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Clara and Robert Schumann, illustration from Famous Composers and their Works, 1906. The Schumanns were admirers of Chopin, especially of his Variations on "Là ci darem la mano", and she played the piece herself. When she was 14 and her future husband 23, he wrote to her:
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- Piano Concerto in A minor. Clara Schumann was one of the most acclaimed pianists of her time and wrote exquisitely and extensively for the instrument. This beautiful piano concerto gives us more than a hint of her incredible pianism and musical imagination.
- Piano Trio in G minor. This gorgeous chamber composition for violin, piano and cello has been called a “masterpiece” among Clara Schumann’s works. She wrote it in the summer of 1846, during a traumatic period of her somewhat turbulent life.
- 6 Lieder, Op.13. After her marriage Clara turned, to some extent, away from writing for the piano, and towards lieder and choral works. These Sechs Lieder, or Six Songs, are a setting of the romantic poems of Herine, Geibel and Rckert.
- Variations on a theme by Robert Schumann. The Schumanns had a close relationship, emotionally and musically, and their works were frequently paired at concerts.
Feb 13, 2015 · As their family grew, he composed Kinderszenen or Scenes from Childhood (1838) as a set of piano pieces to express the excitement, curiosity, popular games and dreams of children. While Schumann composed, Clara concentrated on piano performance and being the mother of their eight children.
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Aug 28, 2019 · Autograph manuscripts of Clara Schumann compositions, including the song “Er ist gekommen in Sturm und Regen.” Robert-Schumann-Haus Zwickau. “Their music is so profoundly connected that you...
This is a list of compositions by Clara Schumann, initially arranged by genre, sortable by date of completion (click on "Comp.Date" column header).
Opus/ WooTitleInstrComp DateOp. 7pf orch1833–35Op. 18Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minorpf orch1847Op. 17pf vn vcby 1846Op. 22vn pf1853May 15, 2024 · Robert Schumann, German Romantic composer renowned particularly for his piano music, songs (lieder), and orchestral music. Many of his best-known piano pieces were written for his wife, the pianist Clara Schumann. Learn more about his life and works in this article.
Clara Schumann and the Berliner Philharmoniker. Clara Schumann was a composer, a piano teacher and one of the most acclaimed pianists of her day.