Robert Schumann
composer

Robert Schumann

  • June 8, 1810 Zwickau (Germany) - July 29, 1856 Franckfurt am Main (Germany)

Biography

Robert Schumann, a poetic background

Robert Schumann, the leading figure for all the musicians of the “1810 generation”, practically never left Germany where he shone for his critical writing and his musical compositions. A highly gifted child, he wrote novels, stories and poems at the age of twelve. His father owned a bookshop and passed on his taste for literature introducing him to the poetry of Paul Richter and E.T.A. Hoffmann who would remain part of his universe.

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Kevin Chen performs Beethoven, Chopin, and Liszt

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Yoav Levanon, Elisabeth Leonskaja, and David Fray perform Liszt, Schumann, and Schubert
Yoav Levanon, Elisabeth Leonskaja, and David Fray perform Liszt, Schumann, and Schubert

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Arielle Beck performs Schumann and Mendelssohn

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Lucas Debargue in recital

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Mao Fujita in recital

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Maxim Emelyanychev conducts Schumann — With Adam Laloum

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Les Coups de Cœur à Chantilly (I/II)

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Grigory Sokolov in recital

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Janine Jansen and the 12 Stradivari — With Sir Antonio Pappano

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#WorldPianoDay: a virtual festival with the greatest pianists

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Daniel Barenboim plays Schumann
Daniel Barenboim plays Schumann

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The Music Critic by Aleksey Igudesman — With John Malkovich
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Mao Fujita plays Liszt, Scriabin, and Prokofiev

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Kit Armstrong and Alfred Brendel: Conversation Between Words and Music

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