Schumann Archive

Dvorak and Schumann: Cello Concertos Here is another “Great Performer”: Cellist Jamie Walton First here are a few tracks from my Spotify library, titled “Hank’s Jamie Walton”       How about that? Does he …

Evening in Berlin If you are a regular reader of this blog, you already know how much I enjoy an occasional visit with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO). Yea… being there physically would be great! …

Imogen Cooper plays Brahms and Schumann This CD is Volume 1 in Imogen Cooper’s new series dedicated to the complete works for piano by Robert Schumann. Let me begin with a few Spotify audio excerpts …

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Review of the  Schumann Symphony #3 in E-Flat major (Rhenish) It was a rainy and cold day yesterday (Sunday, December 16, 2012). It was therefore a perfect opportunity to visit the Berlin …

Playlists for different occasions For me, and for many of you, music provokes memories, thoughts, feelings, and various emotions. The Classical, Baroque, and Romantic eras produced much great music that evokes these emotions. In this …