Robert Schumann
Langue disponible : anglaisOne of the great composers of the 19th century, Schumann was the quintessential artist whose life and work embodied the idea of Romanticism in music. Schumann was uncomfortable with larger musical forms, such as the symphony and the concerto (nevertheless, representative works in these genres contain moments of great beauty), expressing the full range of his lyrical genius in songs and short pieces for piano. Schumann's extraordinary ability to translate profound, delicate -- and sometimes fleeting -- states of the soul is exemplified by works such as the song cycle Dichterliebe (A Poet's Love), after Heinrich Heine, and his brilliant collections of short piano pieces, including Phantasiestücke (Fantastic Pieces), Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood), and Waldszenen (Forest Scenes). As other critics have observed, Schumann attained the elusive union of music and poetry which Romantic poets and musicians defined as the ultimate goal of art. Schumann's father was a bookseller who encouraged Robert's musical and literary talents. Robert started studying piano at age 10. In 1828, he enrolled at the University of Leipzig as a law student, although he found music, philosophy, and Leipzig's taverns more interesting than the law. He also began studies with a prominent Leipzig piano teacher, Friedrich Wieck. There was serious mental illness in Schumann's family, and the composer, who most likely suffered from a manic-depressive condition, approached madness with the typical Romantic combination of fear and fascination. A compulsive womanizer and a heavy drinker, Schumann led a life that aggravated his psychological problems. His efforts to become a concert pianist failed after he developed partial paralysis of his right hand. According to a conventional story, the injury resulted from Schumann's compulsive use of a finger-strengthening device, but newer research points to mercury poisoning due to treatment for syphilis. Schumann settled on a career as a composer and musical writer, co-founding the influential Neue Zeitschrift für Musik and attracting attention early with his prophetic praise of Chopin. Many of his articles take the form of dialogues featuring the "League of David," young artists fighting the "Philistines," and headed by his alter egos "Florestan" and "Eusebius," intended to represent the two contrasting facets -- one ebullient, the other reserved -- of his personality. Schumann's music, with its sharp changes in mood, also reflects his tumultuous inner life. Wieck's highly talented pianist daughter Clara grew up and fell in love with Schumann, much to her father's horror. Despite Wieck's opposition, Clara and Robert gained the legal right to marry in 1840, a day before Clara's 21st birthday. During this period, Schumann composed feverishly. Spellbound by a musical thought, he would work himself to exhaustion, enthusiastically cultivating a particular genre for a period of time. (For instance, 1841 was a "year of songs" in which he brought the Romantic song cycle to its apex). He virtually invented the short, poetic, descriptive Romantic piano work, and produced such works in glorious profusion in the late 1830s. Schumann tackled larger forms in the 1840s, partly at Clara's urging; his four mature symphonies retain a place in the repertoire, but his opera Genoveva failed. He held several musical jobs, teaching at the newly founded Leipzig Conservatory, eventually becoming town music director in Düsseldorf, but without much success. On February 27, 1854, he threw himself into the freezing waters of the Rhine. After his rescue, he voluntarily entered an asylum. Although he had periods of lucidity, his condition deteriorated, and he died there in 1856, probably of tertiary syphilis.
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One of the great composers of the 19th century, Schumann was the quintessential artist whose life and work embodied the idea of Romanticism in music. Schumann was uncomfortable with larger musical forms, such as the symphony and the concerto (nevertheless, representative works in these genres contain moments of great beauty), expressing the full range of his lyrical genius in songs and short pieces for piano. Schumann's extraordinary ability to translate profound, delicate -- and sometimes fleeting -- states of the soul is exemplified by works such as the song cycle Dichterliebe (A Poet's Love), after Heinrich Heine, and his brilliant collections of short piano pieces, including Phantasiestücke (Fantastic Pieces), Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood), and Waldszenen (Forest Scenes). As other critics have observed, Schumann attained the elusive union of music and poetry which Romantic poets and musicians defined as the ultimate goal of art.
Schumann's father was a bookseller who encouraged Robert's musical and literary talents. Robert started studying piano at age 10. In 1828, he enrolled at the University of Leipzig as a law student, although he found music, philosophy, and Leipzig's taverns more interesting than the law. He also began studies with a prominent Leipzig piano teacher, Friedrich Wieck. There was serious mental illness in Schumann's family, and the composer, who most likely suffered from a manic-depressive condition, approached madness with the typical Romantic combination of fear and fascination. A compulsive womanizer and a heavy drinker, Schumann led a life that aggravated his psychological problems. His efforts to become a concert pianist failed after he developed partial paralysis of his right hand. According to a conventional story, the injury resulted from Schumann's compulsive use of a finger-strengthening device, but newer research points to mercury poisoning due to treatment for syphilis. Schumann settled on a career as a composer and musical writer, co-founding the influential Neue Zeitschrift für Musik and attracting attention early with his prophetic praise of Chopin. Many of his articles take the form of dialogues featuring the "League of David," young artists fighting the "Philistines," and headed by his alter egos "Florestan" and "Eusebius," intended to represent the two contrasting facets -- one ebullient, the other reserved -- of his personality. Schumann's music, with its sharp changes in mood, also reflects his tumultuous inner life. Wieck's highly talented pianist daughter Clara grew up and fell in love with Schumann, much to her father's horror. Despite Wieck's opposition, Clara and Robert gained the legal right to marry in 1840, a day before Clara's 21st birthday. During this period, Schumann composed feverishly. Spellbound by a musical thought, he would work himself to exhaustion, enthusiastically cultivating a particular genre for a period of time. (For instance, 1841 was a "year of songs" in which he brought the Romantic song cycle to its apex). He virtually invented the short, poetic, descriptive Romantic piano work, and produced such works in glorious profusion in the late 1830s. Schumann tackled larger forms in the 1840s, partly at Clara's urging; his four mature symphonies retain a place in the repertoire, but his opera Genoveva failed. He held several musical jobs, teaching at the newly founded Leipzig Conservatory, eventually becoming town music director in Düsseldorf, but without much success. On February 27, 1854, he threw himself into the freezing waters of the Rhine. After his rescue, he voluntarily entered an asylum. Although he had periods of lucidity, his condition deteriorated, and he died there in 1856, probably of tertiary syphilis.
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Schumann: The Complete Works for Piano, Vol. 4
Classique - Paru chez Claves Records le 1 mars 2010
Schumann : Sonate pour piano No. 1 en fa dièse majeur Op. 11, Sonate pour piano No. 2 en sol mineur Op. 22, Sonate pour piano No. 3 en fa dièse mineur ...
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Robert Schumann: "Kreisleriana" & "Waldszenen"
Robert Schumann, Valery Afanassiev
Classique - Paru chez Denon le 1 janv. 2010
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Carnaval
Classique - Paru chez Odradek Records le 17 mars 2017
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Robert Schumann: Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 64 / Franz Liszt: Selection of Hungarian Rhapsodies
Classique - Paru chez RHI le 5 juin 2017
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Schumann: The Complete Works for Piano, Vol. 6
Classique - Paru chez Claves Records le 7 févr. 2017
4 étoiles ClassicaDernier volet d'une intégrale consacrée à la musique pour piano de Schumann, cet album propose un programme marqué par l'éclectisme. Loin d'être un dé ...
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Clara Haskil in Geneva & Montreux
Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet, Clara Haskil
Musique concertante - Paru chez Claves Records le 1 janv. 2004
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Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op 54 / Franz Schubert: Fantasy in F Minor, D. 940 / Edvard Grieg: Holberg Suite, Op. 40
Classique - Paru chez RHI le 31 oct. 2016
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Schumann: The Complete Works for Piano, Vol. 1
Classique - Paru chez Claves Records le 1 janv. 2006
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Schumann Lieder - Wigmore Hall Live
Alice Coote, Christian Blackshaw
Musique vocale (profane et sacrée) - Paru chez Wigmore Hall Live le 21 déc. 2015
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Schumann: The Complete Works for Piano, Vol. 3
Classique - Paru chez Claves Records le 14 févr. 2009
Schumann : Variations "Abegg" Op.1, Intermezzi Op.4, Études Symphoniques Op.13, Bunte Blätter Op.99, Nachtstücke Op.23, Faschingsschwank aus Wien (Car ...
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Robert Schumann : Symphonic Works
Michael Schønwandt, Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic
Classique - Paru chez Challenge Classics le 15 juin 2013
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Schumann: The Complete Works for Piano, Vol. 5
Classique - Paru chez Claves Records le 2 mai 2011
Deuxième participation Cédric Pescia à l'excellente intégrale Claves de l'oeuvre pour piano de Schumann, ce volume regroupe des oeuvres phares, tels q ...
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Schumann - Janáček - Berg
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Wigmore Hall Live le 10 juin 2014
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Schumann: The Complete Works for Piano, Vol. 2
Classique - Paru chez Claves Records le 1 janv. 2006
Schumann : Papillons, Davidsbündlertänze Op. 6, Thema mit Variationen WoO 24 ("Geister-Variationen"), Album für die Jugend, Op. 68 / Cédric Pescia, pi ...
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Schumann, Loeffler, Klughardt & Kahn: Romantic Trios for Oboe, Viola and Piano
Musique de chambre - Paru chez MSR Classics le 11 nov. 2014
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Schumann / Reimann - Wigmore Hall Live
Wolfgang Holzmair, Imogen Cooper
Classique - Paru chez Wigmore Hall Live le 28 oct. 2013
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Les 3 Quatuors à cordes
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Claves Records le 1 janv. 2004
Quatuor Terpsycordes ...
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Schumann: Symphony "Zwickauer"
Robert Schumann, Frank Beermann
Classique - Paru chez CPO le 10 janv. 2014
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Schumann, Piano Trios Op. 63, 80 & 110 / Phantasiestücke Op. 88
Classique - Paru chez CRD Records le 7 juin 2007
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Canti della stagione alta
Robert Schumann, Susanna Stefani Caetani, Boris Statsenko, Oleg Caetani, Chor der Oper Chemnitz
Classique - Paru chez Naxos le 1 avr. 1999
4 étoiles ClassicaFedra (Prélude) - Canti della stagione alta (Concerto pour piano et orchestre) - Sinfonia del fuoco (du film "Cabiria" de Giovanni Pastrone) / S. Stef ...
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Richter plays Schumann & Chopin
Classique - Paru chez Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga Musica le 14 nov. 2006
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