The circumstances in which these poetic 'Soirée Pieces' (thus their original title) came into being are quite surprising. In 1849 Dresden was seized by violent political turmoil that ultimately forced...
To commemorate the 200th anniversary of Robert Schumann's birth, an ambitious project has been realized in 2010: For the first time since Clara Schumann's Complete Edition of 1879-93, all of the works...
Schumann's Papillons op. 2 has been a best-selling item in Henle's catalogue for decades. What is special about our revised new edition? First, the musical text has been painstakingly compared once ag...
Combining these two Schumann bestsellers seemed very natural: both of the titles not only reflect their inner association but the technical demands on the pianist are for once not so great (see the le...
In 1849 Schumann turned to a new genre: works for piano and accompanying instrument. He showered the different wind instruments systematically with Fantasies, Romances, etc. - and always also provided...
'As far as the Scenes from Childhood are concerned, I owe them one of the liveliest pleasures of my life.' These words were uttered by none other than Franz Liszt. In the evenings he often enjoyed pla...
Gloomy premonitions plagued Schumann whilst he was working on his latest composition in 1839. The news that his brother Eduard was dying had deeply shaken him. 'Writing a 'Corpse Fantasy' since Monday...
Initially only conceived as a birthday album for his daughter Marie, Schumann's 'Pieces for Piano' op. 68 received tremendous acclaim throughout the world. Is there a piano student who has not played...
