G. Henle URTEXT edition. Following Schumann's move to the Rhine, where he had become the musical director of the Dsseldorf Music Society, times became hard for him. Despite several initial successes, he increasingly encountered resistance from notabilities, musicians and the public. He thus worked all the more intensively at home on his new works. "R. has composed three piano pieces of a very serious, passionate character, which greatly please me", Clara Schumann wrote in her diary in September ...
G. Henle URTEXT edition. Revised 2004. "With humor, "slow and tender, "extremely brisk": the very expression marks of the op. 12 "Fantasy Pieces" illuminate their musical universe, a kaleidoscope of ideas and moods. Our revised new edition presents not only the eight original pieces, but also an appendix containing a ninth piece that Schumann excised during the final stages of publication. Several of the composer's friends, including the work's dedicatee Robena Ann Laidlaw, played some of op. 12 ...
Romantic. The set of fantasy pieces, Faschingsschwank aus Wien (Carnival Scenes from Vienna) is a challenge for advanced pianists well worth the effort. This brilliant cycle, begun in 1839, would not be performed publicly until after Schumann's death andthen by Clara Schumann, herself. Now a fixture in the pianist's repertoire, Faschingsschwank aus Wien is here presented in an edition based on the Urtext of the New Schumann Complete Edition, in clean, clear print laid out in performance-friendly ...
This book contains Schumann's simplest piano compositions arranged in approximate order of difficulty. Fourteen selections are presented in the original forms, including the familiar "Trumerei," "Happy Farmer," "Melody" and "Cradle Song." Although brief, these musical miniatures are perfectly unified and highly original works in the Romantic style. Footnotes compare the different editions consulted in editing the volume.
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Romantic. Robert Schumann's "Fruehlingsnacht" ("Spring night") was one of his most popular songs even in the 19th century. Franz Liszt made a piano arrangement of it that in the space of under 70 measures emerges as a veritable concert piece. It makes high demands on the pianist's stamina, especially in its triplet chords. But this did not hinder its wide popularity. The first edition was published in 1872 and enjoyed many reprints during Liszt's lifetime. In 1895, this piece was also republished...
G. Henle urtext edition. Edited by Ernst Herttrich. Fingering by Klaus Schilde. "Even for me it is a strange and wonderful fact that almost every motif which forms within me bears the characteristics for multiple contrapuntal combinations", Schumann wrote to Mendelssohn. 1845 was the year in which Schumann discovered his passion for composing fugues - a passion which he shared with his wife Clara. In joint creative sessions, Schumann composed his works for the pedal piano and his four piano fugue...
G. Henle URTEXT edition. Newly revised 2007 edition. Edited by Ernst Hettrich. Fingering by Hans-Martin Theopold. Encouraged by the success of his "Papillons," Schumann composed his "Intermezzi" op 4, also known as "longer Papillons," in 1832. Despite the at-times improvisatory style, Schumann worked very carefully on this composition, "The Intermezzi are going to be something special - each note is going to be weighed up carefully." The fact that Schumann was preoccupied with counterpoint at the...
Robert Schumann's Kreisleriana for piano is a cycle of eight contrasting pieces composed in 1838. The work belongs to one of Schumann's most creative periods. It was influenced by the writings of author E. T. A. Hoffmann and was inspired by Schumann's love for his wife, Clara. The current edition has been thoroughly researched, with comparisons made between all early sources. The 1850 second edition has been used as the primary source, which includes revisions made by Schumann and reflects his fi...
Romantic. In his virtuosic piano arrangement of Schumann's "Widmung" ("Du meine Seele, du mein Herz"), Franz Liszt transformed this intimate song into a dramtic declaration that reaches its powerful climax at the phrase "Mein guter Geist, mein bess'res Ich," using chords to be played con somma passione. In Liszt's autograph the melody is overlaid by the song text, but he changes the title to "Liebeslied." The first edition, published in Leipzig in 1848, retained this heading, and thus the song is...
G. Henle urtext edition. As he was interested in politics, Schumann took an active interest in the democratically motivated unrest in spring 1848. The following year he directly witnessed the May uprising in Dresden, after which he had to flee the country with his family. These circumstances influenced his music. As early as June, Schumann sent four out of originally five marches for piano to his publisher, requesting him to publish them immediately. "I did not know of a better way in which to gi...
G. Henle urtext edition. In response to failures, Schumann once again turned more to composing during his time in Duesseldorf. He wrote many new works - also ones for the piano for which he had only written a few pieces after his first years of composing. Bach's music played an important role in the Schumanns' house at the time; this is mirrored in the fact that Schumann turned to baroque forms again. However, he wanted his fugues to be understood as "character pieces, just in a stricter form".Th...
more than the score_ is a series of classic piano music, covering much of the essential repertoire from Bach through Mozart, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Chopin and Debussy, right up to John Cage. Each volume focuses on one piece, with written masterclasses and background information encouraging an exploration of the music - beyond the printed score. All titles in the this series include written masterclasses from one of our panel of internationally-renowned pianists including Joanna MacGregor, Roy Ho...
G. Henle URTEXT edition. "...as your bride, you must indeed dedicate something further to me, and I know of nothing more tender than these 3 Romances, in particular the middle one, which is the most beautiful love duet." It was with these words that Clara Schumann laid claim to the dedication of the Romances which Robert had given her as a Christmas present in 1839. Robert did not, however, consider them to be "good or worthy enough" of her. Even so, he later counted the Romances amongst his most...
G. Henle URTEXT edition, revised summer 2007. Edited by Ernst Herttrich. Fingerings by Walther Lampe. German title is Kinderszenen. "As far as the Scenes from Childhood are concerned, I owe them one of the liveliest pleasures of my life." These words were uttered by none other than Franz Liszt. In the evenings he often enjoyed playing part of them, not only for his little daughter Blandine-Rachel but also for his own pleasure. Even today, the Scenes from Childhood still raise the question as to ...
Whereas Schumann composed the Album for the Young for children, his Scenes from Childhood (Kinderszenen) are reflections of childhood for adults. Like many of his character pieces, Schumann notes that the 13 selections in this set were composed before their titles were assigned. Palmer's scholarly edition includes a table of suggested tempos for the works taken from early editions and from the recorded performances of various artists. -the publisher (sample pages)
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