A tortured Romantic genius — destined to die young — celebrates the beauty of nature and the majesty of a medieval cathedral. Robert and Clara Schumann arrived in the Rhineland city of Dusseldorf on 2 ...
Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3. Picture: LSO Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 – London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner LSO Live Sir John Eliot Gardiner leads the London Symphony Orchestra ...
The four symphonies of Robert Schumann (1810-1856) have endured more than their fair share of criticism, neglect, and mishandling over the years, particularly compared with the hallowed treatment… By ...
If you play these two Schumann symphonies in reverse order, beginning with the third (the Rhenish) then your first impression of this disc will be very different. Philippe Herreweghe's account of that ...