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Robert Schumann [n 1] (German: [ˈʁoːbɛʁt ˈʃuːman]; 8 June 1810 – 29 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and music critic of the early Romantic era. He composed in all the main musical genres of the time, writing for solo piano, voice and piano, chamber groups, orchestra, choir and the opera. His works typify the spirit of the ...
Robert Schumann (born June 8, 1810, Zwickau, Saxony [Germany]—died July 29, 1856, Endenich, near Bonn, Prussia [Germany]) was a German Romantic composer renowned particularly for his piano music, songs (lieder), and orchestral music.
Robert Schumann was a German composer and critic born in Zwickau on June 8, 1810. A quirky, problematic genius, he wrote some of the greatest music of the Romantic era, and also some of...
Clara Schumann (born Sept. 13, 1819, Leipzig, Saxony [Germany]—died May 20, 1896, Frankfurt am Main, Ger.) was a German pianist, composer, and wife of composer Robert Schumann. Encouraged by her father, she studied piano from the age of five and by 1835 had established a reputation throughout Europe as a child prodigy.
Robert Schumann's Novelletten, Op. 21, is a captivating collection of eight pieces for solo piano, embodying a wide range of emotions, technical virtuosity, and musical storytelling. Penned in 1838, this work is a testament to Schumann's innovative spirit and deep understanding of the piano's expressive capabilities.
Robert Schumann (1810–1856) was a German romantic composer and influential music critic. Although Schumann was no child prodigy, he went on to become one of the most important composers of the 19th century and is recognised as such 200 years after his birth.
His music’s impact on Brahms, Liszt, Wagner, Elgar and Fauré – and beyond – is immeasurable. And he remains among the best-loved of all 19th-century composers. The biography of Robert Schumann on Deutsche Grammophon. Read it now.
Robert Schumann (1810-1856) was a German composer of Romantic music, particularly piano and orchestral works, as well as over 250 songs or lieder. He was also a musical critic and founded his own magazine.
April 2, 2013 • Hear one of America's finest young pianists and an emerging English string quartet play music by visionary composer Robert Schumann, as well as music by Mozart and artists ...
Meet Robert Schumann, tortured genius of music's Romantic age - and creator of some of the 19th century's most exhilarating music. Even now, 150 years after the death of Robert Schumann in a mental hospital in Endenich, fresh views about the nature of his art are still appearing.