Dover Publications continues its series of playing editions of musical masterpieces with this selection of Robert Schumann's later compositions for solo piano, edited by Clara Schumann. This second volume contains the major compositions from the period 1838-53: -Humoreske, - -Novelletten, - -Sonate No. 2, - Nachtstucke, - -Faschingsschwank aus Wien, - -42 Clavierstucke fur die Jugend, - -4 Fugen, - -Waldscenen, - -Bunte Blatter, - and -3 Clavier-Sonaten fur die Jugend.- This book has been especially designed as a playing edition -- the noteheads are large and easily readable at the...
Dover Publications continues its series of playing editions of musical masterpieces with this selection of Robert Schumann's later compositions for...
"Schumann's short pieces are distinguished from those of his predecessors and contemporaries not only by their intrinsic charm and fantasy, but also by their literary and musical allusiveness and by their autobiographical nature." "Grove's Dictionary. "Noted for their extraordinary romantic warmth and imagination, Schumann's piano pieces are among the very greatest ever written. Their deeply felt lyrical beauty, impressive originality, and eloquent expression of the composer's sentiments stamp these compositions as quintessential embodiments of musical romanticism. This volume,...
"Schumann's short pieces are distinguished from those of his predecessors and contemporaries not only by their intrinsic charm and fantasy, but als...
This original compilation features three superb pieces for piano and orchestra by one of the key composers and pianists of the Romantic era. Composers from Brahms to Grieg have been influenced by Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54. The composer's wife Clara was the solo pianist at the work's 1846 debut, under the direction of Ferdinand Hiller, to whom the work was dedicated. The Concerto in A Minor was the only piano concerto that Schumann completed in his tragically brief life. This volume features two additional works by the composer for piano and orchestra: Konzertstuck...
This original compilation features three superb pieces for piano and orchestra by one of the key composers and pianists of the Romantic era. Composers...
Schumann's genius as a composer is well known; perhaps less well known is the fact that he was also a gifted music critic who wrote hundreds of perceptive essays, articles, and reviews for the "Neue Zeitschrift fur Musik," the influential music journal he founded in 1834. The present work, translated and edited by noted critic Henry Pleasants, contains 61 of the most important critical pieces Schumann wrote for "Neue Zeitschrift" between 1834 and 1844. The articles are arranged in chronological order, with ample annotation, demonstrating not only Schumann's development as a writer and...
Schumann's genius as a composer is well known; perhaps less well known is the fact that he was also a gifted music critic who wrote hundreds of per...
Though it was composed in 1852, the Requiem wasn't published until a decade after the composer's death in 1856. This newly engraved vocal score is based upon the one prepared by Schumann himself that was first issued in conjunction with the Schumann complete works in the 1880s, supervised by his widow Clara and good friend Johannes Brahms. Includes contents page with instrumentation, measure numbers, rehearsal system.
Though it was composed in 1852, the Requiem wasn't published until a decade after the composer's death in 1856. This newly engraved vocal score is bas...
From the tortured soul of Robert Schumann came the music that practically launched the Romantic Era. A firm believer in music's ability to capture and express feelings, thoughts, and emotions, Schumann poured his heart into every note he composed.
The very definition of a Romantic, Schumann created a majority of his piano compositions for his beloved wife, the renowned pianist Clara Schumann. Another of his most famous pieces, Album for the Young, was composed in honor of the couple's three (a number that soon swelled to seven) children.
In an era that included...
From the tortured soul of Robert Schumann came the music that practically launched the Romantic Era. A firm believer in music's ability to capture ...