Essential Clara Schumann
Clara Schumann (née Wieck) was born in Leipzig in 1819 and became one of the greatest piano virtuosos of her time. Her father, Friedrich, recognised her musical talent early on, taking her out of school to teach her himself. She was celebrated as a wunderkind at her first public performances aged just nine.
Read more…- Schumann • Caprices en forme de Valse op. 2 • 1. Caprice in C major (Allegro Moderato)Caprices en forme de Valse op. 2
1. Caprice in C major (Allegro Moderato)Susanne Grützmann (Piano)℗ 2007 - Schumann • Caprices en forme de Valse op. 2 • 4. Caprice in A flat major (Allegro)Caprices en forme de Valse op. 2
4. Caprice in A flat major (Allegro)Susanne Grützmann (Piano)℗ 2007 - Schumann • Lorelei • Ich weiß nicht, was soll es bedeuten, daß ich so traurig binLorelei
Ich weiß nicht, was soll es bedeuten, daß ich so traurig binDiana Damrau (Soprano), Helmut Deutsch (Piano)September 2006, Schwarzenberg, Angelika-Kauffmann-Saal - Schumann • Piano Trio in G minor op. 17 • I. Allegro moderatoPiano Trio in G minor op. 17
I. Allegro moderatoSchweizer Klaviertrio - Swiss Piano Trio
Martin Lucas Staub (Piano), Angela Golubeva (Violin), Sasha Neustroev (Violoncello)℗ 2012 - Schumann • Piano Trio in G minor op. 17 • II. Scherzo. Tempo di menuetto - TrioPiano Trio in G minor op. 17
II. Scherzo. Tempo di menuetto - TrioSchweizer Klaviertrio - Swiss Piano Trio
Martin Lucas Staub (Piano), Angela Golubeva (Violin), Sasha Neustroev (Violoncello)℗ 2012 - Schumann • Piano Trio in G minor op. 17 • III. AndantePiano Trio in G minor op. 17
III. AndanteSchweizer Klaviertrio - Swiss Piano Trio
Martin Lucas Staub (Piano), Angela Golubeva (Violin), Sasha Neustroev (Violoncello)℗ 2012 - Schumann • Piano Trio in G minor op. 17 • IV. AllegrettoPiano Trio in G minor op. 17
IV. AllegrettoSchweizer Klaviertrio - Swiss Piano Trio
Martin Lucas Staub (Piano), Angela Golubeva (Violin), Sasha Neustroev (Violoncello)℗ 2012 - Schumann • Am Strande • Traurig schau ich von der KlippeAm Strande
Traurig schau ich von der KlippeChristina Högman (Soprano), Roland Pöntinen (Piano)May 1995, Stockholm, Kungliga Musikaliska Akademien, Stockholm - Schumann • Impromptu for Piano op. 9 “Souvenir de Vienne” • Adagio quasi fantasia – Tranquilo e dolorosoImpromptu for Piano op. 9
Adagio quasi fantasia – Tranquilo e dolorosoJozef de Beenhouwer (Piano)April 1991, Amsterdam, St. Ansfriduskerk - Schumann • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor op. 7 • I. Allegro maestosoConcerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor op. 7
I. Allegro maestosoIsata Kanneh-Mason (Piano), Jonathan Aasgaard (Violoncello), Holly Mathieson
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra2019, Liverpool - Schumann • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor op. 7 • II. Romanze. Andante non troppo con graziaConcerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor op. 7
II. Romanze. Andante non troppo con graziaIsata Kanneh-Mason (Piano), Jonathan Aasgaard (Violoncello), Holly Mathieson
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra2019, Liverpool - Schumann • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor op. 7 • III. Finale. Allegro non troppo - Allegro moltoConcerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor op. 7
III. Finale. Allegro non troppo - Allegro moltoIsata Kanneh-Mason (Piano), Jonathan Aasgaard (Violoncello), Holly Mathieson
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra2019, Liverpool - Schumann • Lieder (Songs) op. 12 • 2. Liebst du um SchönheitLieder (Songs) op. 12
2. Liebst du um SchönheitMiah Persson (Soprano), Joseph Breinl (Piano)2010, Stockholm, Nybrokajen 11 - Schumann • Lieder (Songs) op. 13 • 1. Ich stand in dunkeln TräumenLieder (Songs) op. 13
1. Ich stand in dunkeln TräumenMaximilian Schmitt (Tenor), Gerold Huber (Piano)May 2010, Festeburgkirche - Schumann • Lieder (Songs) op. 13 • 2. Sie liebten sich beideLieder (Songs) op. 13
2. Sie liebten sich beideMaximilian Schmitt (Tenor), Gerold Huber (Piano)May 2010, Festeburgkirche - Schumann • March in E flat majorMarch in E flat majorJozef de Beenhouwer (Piano)August 1990, Amsterdam, St. Ansfriduskerk
- Schumann • Polonaises op. 1 • 3. Polonaise in D major
- Schumann • Das Veilchen • Ein Veilchen auf der Wiese standDas Veilchen
Ein Veilchen auf der Wiese standDorothea Craxton (Soprano), Hedayet Djeddikar (Fortepiano)July 2007, Zwickau, Schumannhaus Zwickau - Schumann • Romances for Violin and Piano op. 22 • 1. Andante moltoRomances for Violin and Piano op. 22
1. Andante moltoByol Kang (Violin), Boris Kusnezow (Piano)February 2014, Berlin-Dahlem, Jesus-Christus-Kirche - Schumann • Romances for Violin and Piano op. 22 • 2. AllegrettoRomances for Violin and Piano op. 22
2. AllegrettoByol Kang (Violin), Boris Kusnezow (Piano)February 2014, Berlin-Dahlem, Jesus-Christus-Kirche - Schumann • Romances for Violin and Piano op. 22 • 3. Leidenschaftlich schnellRomances for Violin and Piano op. 22
3. Leidenschaftlich schnellByol Kang (Violin), Boris Kusnezow (Piano)February 2014, Berlin-Dahlem, Jesus-Christus-Kirche - Schumann • Scherzo No. 2 in C minor op. 14 • Con fuoco
- Schumann • Soirees musicales op. 6 • 2. NotturnoSoirees musicales op. 6
2. NotturnoKsenia Nosikova (Piano)2001, Tanglewood, Seiji Ozawa Hall
Alongside singing, violin and languages, the young pianist also studied composition. Her early compositions include the Four Polonaises Op. 1 (1830) and the 'Caprices en forme de valse' (1832), and her main early influences were such composers as Carl Maria von Weber, Frédéric Chopin, Felix Mendelssohn and Louis Spohr. She composed mainly piano works, but also chamber music, songs and choral music, as well as a small number of orchestral works, which are mainly lost.
In 1840 she married Robert Schumann, against her father's will, and was also drawn into a close musical relationship: there is a great deal of intertwining and reciprocal quoting and interplay between both artists, such as in Robert Schumann's A minor Piano Concerto, cast in the same key as his wife's earlier Piano Concerto op. 7.