Still leading a shadowy existence Schumann's works for pedal piano are most likely performed on the organ today. This requires however that the music is set for the organ in accordance with the instrument's characteristic features and carefully 'arranged'. To mark the 150th anniversary of Schumann's death the well-known French organist Jean Guillou has adapted all pedal piano works for the org…

Published within the â??Signatureâ?? Series a series of authoritative performing editions of standard keyboard works prepared from original sources by leading scholars including informative introductions and performance notesâ??I always welcome excellent scholarly editions of standard works in the piano repertoire such as this fine edition of Schumannâ??s Papillons. A valuable introduction dis…

A complete scholarly edition of Album For The Young based upon Schumann's 1848 original manuscript edited by Gary Busch. Illuminating each piece is detailed historical analytical and interpretive commentary based on authoritative research of Schumann family documents along with a detailed overview of the composer’s life and career. Present in the original edition the composer’s 'Musical…

for four-part choir and orchestra-Whoever attempted to compose a Latin mass in the middle of the 19th century had to compete with great models and traditional composition techniques. Bach's Mass in B minor and Beethoven's Missa solemnis but even his earlier Mass in C major (performed by Schumann) are among the key works of a great mass tradition in the reception of High Romanticism. Not unlike Sc…

In the 19th century this cycle of variations counted among the most famous piano works of Schumann and was part of the standard repertoire for two pianos. Created in 1843 this work was played by Clara Schumann together with Ferdinand Hiller Anton Rubinstein Carl Reinecke Adolph Henselt Adolf Jensen Ignaz Moscheles and Johannes Brahms among others. A masterpiece of the literature for two pi…

Schumann: Works For Mixed Choir A Cappella

Schumann Bazelaire Classique Cello No 3 & 4 Cello

Il Mio Primo Schumann

Détendez-vous au piano avec cette collection exceptionnelle de morceaux apaisants. Jouez certaines pièces des plus grands compositeurs classiques de tous les temps : Bach, Beach, Beethoven, Chopin, Coleridge-Taylor, Debussy, Mozart, Schumann et bien d'autres. Certaines oeuvres ont été transposées et simplifiées./ Recueil / Piano

Schumann Biography (Evans)

Schumann on Music - A Selection From The Writings

Op 102-Although Schumann had learnt the cello for a while in his youth he only began to compose for this instrument in later life. Apart from the cello concerto only his Five Pieces op. 102 have survived as original works for thecello. Clara was delighted with them: 'These are pieces in folk style with such a freshness and originality that I was enchanted'. The 'Neue Zeitschrift für Musik' wrote…

These Schumann songs set to poems by Heinrich Heine are a deeply psychological and disturbing journey as they reflect more often than not the bitterness of unrequited love. The most cheerful songs begin as deceptively happy experiences which ultimately turn sour as they eventually reveal themselves as somewhat despairing looks at love.Written for Medium/High Voice and Piano.

in Full Score-All four Symphonies. Breitkopf & Hortel edition edited by Clara Schumann.

Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics Vol. 2127-Three of the most beloved Romantic piano concertos are now available in one volume: Schumann's Concerto in A minor Op. 54; Grieg's Concerto in A minor Op. 16; and Rachmaninoff's Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18. Theorchestra parts for transcribed for a second piano making these ideal for private study or preparation for competitions. Two copies…