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Born in 1810 in Zwickau, Robert Schumann was a German romantic Composer of the 19th century. His main focus was the piano, an instrument for which he composed numerous masterworks, despite his lack of virtuosity. Starting piano lessons around the age of ten, Schumann never acquired the level of skill comparable to his contemporaries such as Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt or his wife, Clara Schumann, due to an injured right hand, thought to be the result of either a syphilis treatment, or a surgery to increase the strength and reach of his fingers. Music was also a passion that he started later in his life than most great composers. He first focused on publishing and then law, before pursuing his love of music, “Poetry vs. Prose”, as he put it. Around 1840 Schumann began to venture beyond the piano and write more diversely instrumented works. He composed 4 symphonies, several concerti, hundreds of songs, as well as notable chamber music, including 3 string quartets and a piano Quintet. He died in 1856 in a mental institution 2 years after attempting suicide by leaping into the Rhine. It is still debated whether his mental breakdown was caused by syphilis or a bipolar disease. There is strong evidence on both sides of the argument. |Throughout his life Sc...
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Top 10 Robert Schumann Songs
VI. Sehr langsam
Of Foreign Lands And People
Des Abends
Arabesque in C major
Traumerei
Aufschwung
Dreaming
Etude IX (Presto possibile)
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Träumerei (Orchestra version)
Sehr rasch
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Top 10 Robert Schumann Albums
SCHUMANN, R.: Kreisleriana / Faschingsschwank aus Wien
SCHUMANN, R.: Davidsbundlertanze, Op. 6 / Fantasiestucke Op. 12
SCHUMANN, R.: Symphonic Etudes / Albumblatter / Arabesque
SCHUMANN, R.: Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 / Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17
Schumann, R.: Fantasiestucke, Op. 12 / Brahms: Klavierstucke, Op. 118
BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 2 / SCHUMANN: Kinderszenen (Schnabel) (1935, 1947)
SCHUMANN, R.: Piano Concerto in A Minor / Introduction and Allegro, Op. 92 and Op.…
SCHUMANN, R.: Dichterliebe, Op. 48 / Liederkreis, Op. 39 (Bluth)
Schumann, R.: Intermezzi, Op. 4 / Impromptus, Op. 5 / 3 Romances, Op. 28
SCHUMANN: 12 Gedichte aus 'Liebesfruhling', Op. 37 / Minnespiel, Op. 101
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