Composer's name is listed where notable (i.e. Classical Performance, Jazz Performance).
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| Composer | Performer | Title | Genre | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Schumann |
Vienna Brahms Trio |
Trio in G Minor, Op. 110 |
Classical, Romantic Era, Chamber Music |
Naxos, 2000 |
Written in 1851 in Dusseldorf, and premiered in 1852. There are some who believe that Schumann was already experiencing a mental decline by this point, but he would continue traveling and composing until he was institutionalized after jumping off a bridge in 1854. |
Waltraud Meier (mezzo-soprano), Gerhard Oppitz (piano) |
Frauenliebe und Lieben ("Woman's Love and Life"), Op. 42 |
Classical, Romantic Era, Lieder |
RCA Victor, 1998 |
A setting of a cycle of poems by Adalbert von Chamisso, Schumann wrote this on July 11-12, 1840, in response to his learning that he had won the hand of Clara Wieck. | |
Andras Schiff, piano |
Humoreske, Op. 20 |
Classical, Romantic, music for solo piano |
ECM, 2002 |
Written 1838, part of a intense period of composition, during which he focused largely on piano works. | |
Imogen Cooper, piano |
Kreisleriania, Op. 16 |
BBC, 1994 |
Written during that same intense period of composition, over 4 days in April 1838, Kreisleriania was based on the writings of ETA Hoffman (noted writer whose writings were the basis of Tchaikovski's The Nutcracker, and the opera Les contes d'Hoffmann). The name is taken after the character of Kreisler, a recurring character in Hoffmann's writings. Considered to be one of Schumann's masterpieces. |
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