Schumann Archive

Robert Schumann composed Kinderszenen in February and March 1838, during a separation from his fiancée Clara Wieck. The translation of the German title is “Scenes from Childhood” Depictions of children at that time tended glorify …

Marked by its technical bravura, the song “Widmung”, (or Dedication in English) has remained one of the most popular encore pieces in the piano literature, allowing pianists to display their virtuosity. However, Widmung is much …

The story of Robert and Clara Schumann is a familiar one: He was a brooding, poetic soul with a passion for music, literature and composition and she the prodigious daughter of his piano teacher. Their …

Robert Schumann completed his symphony #4 in 1841. Schumann heavily revised the symphony in 1851, and it was this version that reached publication. Schumann’s revision of the symphony #4 did not change the unique form …

In 1850 Robert Schumann collected some of his discarded music and rearranged some of it to come up with the compositions titled “Bunte Blätter”and the Albumblatter. Although fine works, they don’t and will never attain …