Novelletten & Gesänge der Frühe
+ Clara Schumann: 3 excerpts from Soirées musicales
SCHUMANN Robert (1810-1856)
Martin Helmchen (Piano)
Label : ALPHA CLASSICS
Artikelnummer: ALPHA857
1 CD Spielzeit : 070:07
CHF 22.50
Schumann was twenty-eight when he composed in 1838 the cycle of 'Novelletten' for piano. The set was dedicated to the pianist Adolf von Henselt, whose spectacular playing and technique were often compared to those of Liszt. Presented by the composer as 'long, bizarre tales', the Novelletten were written around the same time as the Kinderszenen, two years before his marriage to Clara for whom he confesses to have written 'a frightful amount of ... most amiable pieces' on family themes.