Schumann

Robert Schumann (8 June 1810 – 29 July 1856) was a German composer and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career as a virtuoso pianist. He had been assured by his teacher Friedrich Wieck that he could become the finest pianist in Europe, but a hand injury ended this dream. Schumann then focused his musical energies on compos...

ROSTROPOVICH Chamber Music, Vol. 2 (1948-56) - PACM092

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BEETHOVEN String Trio No. 1
HANDEL Larghetto from Sonata in D
SCHUMANN Stücke in Volkston Nos. 1 & 4
R. STRAUSS Stimmungsbilder No. 2
SINDING Presto from Suite im alten Stil

Studio Recordings · 1948-56
Total duration: 60:09

Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
Leonid Kogan, violin
Rudolf Barshai, viola
Vladimir Yampolsky, piano

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SABATA New York Broadcasts (1951) - PASC773

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BARBER Overture, The School for Scandal
SCHUMANN Piano Concerto
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8
WAGNER Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Prelude
WAGNER Parsifal - Prelude to Act I
WAGNER Parsifal - Good Friday Spell
WAGNER Tristan und Isolde - Prelude and Liebestod
WAGNER Götterdämmerung - Brünnhilde’s Immolation Scene

Live concert recordings, 1951
Total duration: 2hr 26:35

Claudio Arrau, piano
Eileen Farrell, soprano
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York
conducted by Victor de Sabata

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SCHILLINGS conducts Beethoven, Schumann and Weber (1928/29) - PASC228

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WEBER Two Overtures
SCHUMANN Manfred - excerpts
BEETHOVEN Egmont
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral'

Recorded in 1928 and 1929
Total duration: 77:59

Berlin State Opera Orchestra
conducted by Max von Schillings

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SCHNABEL & PRO ARTE QUARTET Schumann: Piano Quintet (1934) - PACM014

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SCHUMANN Piano Quintet in E-flat major, op. 44
Abbey Road Studio 3, London, 19 November, 1934

Duration 30:32

Artur Schnabel, piano
The Pro Arte Quartet

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SERKIN Early and Unpublished Recordings (1936-40) - PAKM077

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SCHUMANN Piano Concerto (first release)
BUSONI Violin Sonata No. 2 (first release)
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 23, 'Appassionata'

Studio and Live recordings, 1936-40
Total duration: 72:21

Rudolf Serkin, piano
Adolf Busch, violin
London Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Julius Harrison

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SPIVAKOVSKY Bach to Bloch Complete - The Full Series - PABX017

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Music by BACH, BEETHOVEN, BLOCH, BUSONI, CHOPIN, BRAHMS, DEBUSSY, KABALEVSKY, LISZT, MOZART, Rachmaninov, Saeverud, SCHUMANN et al

JASCHA SPIVAKOVSKY Bach to Bloch - Volume 1
JASCHA SPIVAKOVSKY Bach to Bloch - Volume 2
JASCHA SPIVAKOVSKY Bach to Bloch - Volume 3
JASCHA SPIVAKOVSKY Bach to Bloch - Volume 4
JASCHA SPIVAKOVSKY Bach to Bloch - Volume 5
JASCHA SPIVAKOVSKY Bach to Bloch - Volume 6
JASCHA SPIVAKOVSKY Bach to Bloch - Volume 7
JASCHA SPIVAKOVSKY Bach to Bloch - Volume 8
JASCHA SPIVAKOVSKY Bach to Bloch - Volume 9
JASCHA SPIVAKOVSKY Bach to Bloch - Volume 10
JASCHA SPIVAKOVSKY Bach to Bloch - Volume 11

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