Robert Schumann (1810-56) is one of the most important and representative composers of the Romantic era. Born in Zwickau, Germany, Schumann began piano instruction at age seven and immediately developed a passion for music. When a permanent injury to his hand prevented him from pursuing a career as a touring concert pianist, he turned his energies and talents to composing, writing hundreds of works for piano and voice, as well as four symphonies and an opera. Here acclaimed biographer Martin Geck tells the fascinating story of this multifaceted genius, set in the context of the political and...
Robert Schumann (1810-56) is one of the most important and representative composers of the Romantic era. Born in Zwickau, Germany, Schumann began pian...
Sing-Akademie Zu Berlin Martin Geck Christoph Henzel
In der Reihe werden erstrangige Musikautographe, von denen einige zum Weltkulturerbe zaauml;hlen, Abschriften und unikale Musikdrucke veroouml;ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um die Werknachlasse der groten deutschsprachigen Komponisten wie Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart oder Georg Philipp Telemann.
In der Reihe werden erstrangige Musikautographe, von denen einige zum Weltkulturerbe zaauml;hlen, Abschriften und unikale Musikdrucke veroouml;ffentli...
Best known for the challenging four-opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung, Richard Wagner (1813-83) was a conductor, librettist, theater director, and essayist, in addition to being the composer of some of the most enduring operatic works in history, such as The Flying Dutchman, Tannhauser, and Tristan and Isolde. Though his influence on the development of European music is indisputable, Wagner was also quite outspoken on the politics and culture of his time. His ideas traveled beyond musical circles into philosophy, literature, theater staging, and the visual arts....
Best known for the challenging four-opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung, Richard Wagner (1813-83) was a conductor, librettist, theater directo...
Realismus in der Musik? Indem Martin Geck bedeutende Werke von Schumann, Wagner, Berlioz, Liszt, Mahler und Brahms der Epoche des Realismus zuweist, zeichnet er einen spannenden politisch-asthetischen Diskurs nach. Dabei positioniert er die Meisterwerke der Musik zwischen den Vorwurfen der Selbstverliebtheit einerseits und der Politiksuchtigkeit andererseits. Somit entsteht ein vollig neues Bild der Musikgeschichte des 19. Jahrhunderts.
Realismus in der Musik? Indem Martin Geck bedeutende Werke von Schumann, Wagner, Berlioz, Liszt, Mahler und Brahms der Epoche des Realismus zuweist, z...
In the years spanning from 1800 to 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven completed nine symphonies, now considered among the greatest masterpieces of Western music. Yet despite the fact that this time period, located in the wake of the Enlightenment and at the peak of romanticism, was one of rich intellectual exploration and social change, the influence of such threads of thought on Beethoven's work has until now remained hidden beneath the surface of the notes. Beethoven's Symphonies presents a fresh look at the great composer's approach and the ideas that moved him, offering a lively account of...
In the years spanning from 1800 to 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven completed nine symphonies, now considered among the greatest masterpieces of Western mus...
