But the orchestral public still loves it. Wednesday night’s programme of Schumann’s Manfred Overture followed by his Cello ...
Schumann’s father was a Saxon bookseller and publisher, well-to-do and cultured. Robert was his fifth child and, though he and his wife were not musical, they encouraged their son’s musical talents ...
Schumann was one of the prime figures in musical romanticism, and his songs set words of poets similarly concerned with emotional expression. The themes are universal: lost innocence, the fickleness ...
Publications about Chopin continue to spread rumors of his acquaintance with Robert Schumann. Some write about a close friendship, citing no supporting facts; others reference a lively correspondence, ...
The UC College Conservatory of Music’s (CCM) flagship symphony ensemble invoked fairer weather in a semester-opening concert ...
Pianist Wynona Wang will be performing at the Glema Mahr Center for the Arts on Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. She will be presenting a ...
He will perform music by Debussy, Schumann, Harold Arlen, as well as himself, playing both the piano and a Lumatone, the first time a musician has performed on this instrument in the hall.