Robert Schumann Archive

Composed in just over a month in November 1850, Schumann’s Third Symphony dates from the beginning of his tenure as municipal music director in Düsseldorf, a town situated on the famously scenic Rhine River. The …

The Violin Sonata in A minor, Op. 105 by Robert Schumann consists of three movements: I. Mit leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck; (With passionate expression) II. Allegretto; (Fast) III. Lebhaft (Lively) The violin sonata no. 1 was written …

Schumann’s Märchenbilder, (Fairytale Pictures) is a relatively late work, composed while Schumann was in residence at Düsseldorf as Director of Music. This masterwork shows the composer in the idiom he knew best: a series of …

The original sketch for Schumann’s C-major Symphony took less than a week’s effort, but its completion, delayed by bouts of failing health took nearly a year. With Mendelssohn’s encour- agement, the task was finally completed …

The three Romances were originally composed while Robert Schumann was in Dresden from the 7th through the 12th of December, 1849. The first known public performance took place on January 24th and the 14th of …