Description
Composed near the end of Schumann's life, as his mental health was deteriorating, this five-piece set departs from his earlier fantastical, energetic style. A quiet, introspective mood prevails throughout, evoking the pale light of dawn. Understated on the surface, the music carries a profound sense of solitude characteristic of his final creative period. Written in 1853, it runs about twenty-eight minutes with over 11,000 notes, and calls for the kind of subtle tone control expected at an advanced level, where silence and space matter as much as the notes themselves.
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Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Robert Schumann was a leading German Romantic composer born in Zwickau. His poetic style reflects his deep literary sensibility, and his wife Clara Schumann was herself a renowned pianist and composer. His pedagogical piano collection Album for the Young remains beloved for its simple yet evocative miniatures for children and families. This site includes 63 of his works, including several pieces from that collection.
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