Antonio Pappano Performs Schumann
Music has been an important part of my life for a very long time. Back in the 1950’s I had my first experience as a member of a symphony orchestra. I learned music that I …
Robert Schumann Archive
Schumann’s Great Chamber Music
The Quartetto Savinio has been described by a music critic as the ‘true heir to the Quartetto Italiano’, and its musicians were coached by the violist of that ensemble, Piero Farulli. The Florentine pianist Matteo Fossi …
Schumann’s Cello Concerto and Trio.
Many of the works by Robert Schumann have been neglected for the past years. Some musicologists complained about the “light” orchestration of his symphonies. Other musicians neglected his chambeer music. One of the exceptions for …
Schumann Piano Pieces
Robert Schumann: Études symphoniques and Fantasiestücke The German composer Robert Schumann had a sad and challenging life. At an early age he had significant emotional issues, and he ultimately died at an insane asylum at …
Romantic Schumann
Robert Schumann Song Cycles James Gilchrist’s latest recording encompasses three of the greatest examples of the song cycle genre. Gilchrist’s expressive tenor voice is ideally suited to showcase the emotional nuances of Schumann’s vocal writing. …