Robert Schumann

In these lieder, Robert Schumann seems to mirror his life full of crises. The composition coincides with the first signs of his illness. The picture of the drowning Ophelia evoked in the first chant con...

In addition to his genius as a composer, Schumann was a gifted critic who wrote perceptive essays, articles, and reviews for his influential musical journal, Neue Zeitschrift fur Musik. Written from 1...

Reprint der Ausgabe Leipzig 1854

Eight contrasing pieces with descriptive titles comprise the 'Fantasy Pieces', op. 12. Although the eight pieces form a homogeneous whole, each can be played individually without loss of effect. They...

Carnaval is characteristic of Schumann's highly individual youthful romanticism and requires musical maturity for performance. Written for advanced pianists, it is a series of glimpses enveloped in th...

The second piece in Schumann's 'Fantasiestucke,' Aufschwung (or 'Soaring') is played rapidly, in 6/8 time, but with fluctuations in tempo that suggest the feeling of flight. In this edition, Maurice H...

Schumann composed his Album for the Young in 1848 in less than a month. He wrote at the time: I dont remember ever having been in such good musical form ... The pieces simply poured out one after anot...

This work is published as part of ABRSM's 'Signature' Series - a series of authoritative performing editions of standard keyboard works, prepared from original sources by leading scholars. Includes in...

published within the Signature Series a series of authoritative performing editions of standard keyboard works prepared from original sources by leading scholars- including informative introductions a...