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...