Music #361 - Schumann - music

Robert Schumann  

/SHOE-mahn/   (1810 – 1856)

A German composer and influential music critic, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era.

 

He intended to pursue a career as a virtuoso pianist, but a hand injury ended this dream. Schumann then focused his musical energies on composing.

Carnaval

One of Schumann's most characteristic piano works

Kinderszenen / Scenes from Childhood

A set of 13 selected pieces/movements of music for piano to provide us with Schumann's adult reminiscences of childhood.

Mvt.7 - Träumerei / Dreaming

 

Leezy on piano

Fantasiestücke / Fantasy Pieces 

- a set of 8 pieces/mvt for piano

* II. "Aufschwung" ("Soaring"飛翔)

Kreisleriana

A composition of eight movements for solo piano. Dedicated to Frédéric Chopin, it is a very dramatic work and is considered to be one of Schumann's finest compositions.
* Kreisleriana - No.1
* Kreisleriana - Nos.1-8 - audio only

Fantasy in C

Later revised and dedicated to Franz Liszt, it is generally described as one of Schumann's greatest works for solo piano, and is one of the central works of the early Romantic period.

Waldszenen / Forest Scenes

Symphony № 1 -  the "Spring"

This symphony is full of romantic happiness, because, besides it being springtime 1841, Schumann finally got married with the young lady whom he loved ever since she was a little girl, who was his piano teacher's daughter.  

I. "The Beginning of Spring"

II. "Evening" 

III. "Merry Playmates"

IV. "Spring in Full Bloom"

Symphony № 2 

 

Symphony № 3 - the "Rhenish"

(L) Mvt.1

 

(R) all 5 movements 

Piano Concerto [in A minor]

Source: Wikipedia