Robert Schumann thought of his fourth symphony as a symphonic fantasy, not a classical symphony. He wanted all four movements to be performed without pauses to focus on the work as a whole — and to ...

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 ...

He works in mysterious ways.

Symphony No. 1, 'Spring' Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Schønwandt, Conductor Robert Schumann, Composer Symphony No. 2 Robert Schumann, Composer Michael Schønwandt, Conductor ...

Symphony No. 2 Hans Gál, Composer Kenneth Woods, Conductor Orchestra of the Swan Symphony No. 4 Kenneth Woods, Conductor Robert Schumann, Composer Orchestra of the Swan Gál, like so many other Jews, ...

San Antonio Symphony Music Director Sebastian Lang-Lessing is no stranger to the music of Robert Schumann. Lang-Lessing grew up near Düsseldorf, Germany, where Schumann lived the last part of his life ...

Charles Hazlewood sheds new light on Robert Schumann's Symphony No. 4 in D minor (Op. 120) by exploring the original version of the work, composed in 1841. In the process Charles questions the often ...

Schumann's Symphony No. 4 in D minor was first completed in 1841 and then heavily revised in 1851. The composer's widow, Clara, later claimed that the first version had just been a sketch which was ...