‘You were often on my mind when I was writing’ wrote Robert Schumann to Joseph Joachim who had encouraged him to write this concerto. In view of Schumann’s illness however Joachim began to have his doubts about the value of the work. In his will Joachim prohibited the rst performance until the 100th anniversary of Schumann’s death in 1956. After detailed editorial work the premiere was brought forward to 1937.The theme of the middle movement probably formed the basis of Schumann’s Geistervariationen (‘Ghost Variations’) the character of the third movement is that of a grand polonaise. Yehudi Menuhin who performed the world premiere of the unedited version ofSchumann’s solo part saw in this piece ‘the bridge between Beethoven’s and Brahms’ concertos’.

Original Version. Schumann?s Cello Concerto Rediscovered In her first Urtext edition for Edition Peters, internationally renowned cellist Josephine Knight reveals Robert Schumann?s original version of his Cello Concerto in A minor Op. 129 ? a piece he actually called a ?Concertstück? ? removing generations of inauthentic editorial interventions. This is the only available modern scholarly edition of the work as Schumann originally conceived it, and restores the text from October 1850, based on the composer?s manuscript held in the Biblioteka Jagiello?ska in Kraków. This Full Score matches the separately available edition for Cello and Piano (EP 73488). Matching orchestral material is also available from the publisher. Only modern Urtext edition based on Schumann?s original 1850 manuscript Many new corrections and clarifications, especially to the cello part Scholarly preface detailing history of the work and this edition by editor Josephine Knight, Piatti Professor of Cello at the Royal Academy of Music London Cello Part contains Josephine Knight's fingering and bowing suggestions Critical Commentary Cello and piano edition available separately from Edition Peters: orchestral parts available for rental Recording of the Concertstück featuring Josephine Knight available from Dutton Robert Schumann?s tragic last years have mired many of his greatest works in unnecessary doubt. The story of the suppression of his Violin Concerto by well-meaning friends is relatively well-known. Few, however, know that the version of the Cello Concerto that is routinely heard today is so far from Schumann?s original conception of the work ? not only in details of phrasing and articulation, but also featuring a different ending with a bold final flourish from the cello. Composed in a burst of inspiration in two weeks in October 1850 shortly after he and Clara had moved to Düsseldorf, Schumann (who in 1850 was still in good health) never heard the piece performed. In an effort to promote a performance of the work, he gave the score to the cellist Robert Emil Bockmühl. Bockmühl made revisions that Schumann resisted, and the hoped-for performance never happened. Schumann?s health failed and he died aged just 46 in 1856. The Concerto, in an already substantially revised form, was premiered in 1860 but it was not given significant recognition until it was championed by Pablo Casals in the 20th century by which time (and since) the text for the work had accreted additions and alterations from generations of soloists. Now Josephine Knight, Piatti Professor of Cello at the Royal Academy of Music, London has returned to the original 1850 manuscript of the work, which is in the Biblioteka Jagiello?ska in Kraków, to reveal Schumann?s original thoughts for the first time in a modern Urtext edition. The edition reflects Schumann?s original conception of the work as a Concertstück and restores Schumann?s musical text, free of posthumous interventions. ?My ultimate wish,? says the editor, ?is to give performers both access to, and confidence that they are playing from, an edition which is a true representation of the piece in its original form, no matter how much more difficult this might be. I found that incorporating the changes enabled the piece to take on a completely different character ? one that is lighter and happier, even ?cheerful?, as Schumann himself described the work.'

Charlotte, ailé un peu être, invite tous les enfants à passer une journée pleine de musique avec elle. Chaque heure, elle rencontre un autre compositeur sur le beffroi et embarque sur différentes aventures où elle apprend également sur les genres musicaux (Orchestre symphonique, opéra, ballet) ou termes de théorie de la musique (indications de tempo, échelles, intervalles). En outre, le livre contient des anecdotes et des citations de la musiciens ainsi que des énigmes de musique intéressant attendent d'être résolu.Pour une journée entière, les jeunes lecteurs sont accompagnés par Charlotte joyeux qui est exalté par la musique ancienne et nouvelle. Qui est Charlotte va rencontrer le matin - et qui le soir ? Walther von der Vogelweide, Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Robert Schumann, Piotr Ilitch Tchaïkovski, Claude Debussy ou même Charles Ives ? -Cet ouvrage richement illustré fournit des portraits de 15 compositeurs, du moyen âge à nos jours.Adjugé le Deutscher Musikeditionspreis 2008. / Divers

Clara Wieck’s sincerest wish was that her future husband Robert Schumann turn his extraordinary genius toward the larger and more challenging task of composing orchestral music. Confiding in her diary in 1839 just one year before her marriage she explained that “it would be best if he composed for Orchestra: his imagination cannot find sufficient scope in the Piano…” In the years that followed their marriage Robert Schumann continued to devote much of his attention to Piano music but he also found the time to comply with his beloved Clara’s wish by creating a number of musical pieces composed specifically for Piano andOrchestra. Although Schumann’s genius is most in evidence in his masterful solo Piano compositions and superb lieder his lively and provocative imagination manifests itself with equal aplomb in the works composed for Piano and Orchestra. The same compelling romantic and lyrical qualities that captivate lovers of Schumann’s Piano music are evident in these compositions. Three of his finest are presented here in full score including the A Minor Piano Concerto one of the most popular and frequently performed concertos ever written. All demonstrate his remarkably innovative approach to music diverting substantially from the classic models of the day and display his immense creativity as well as his warmth and sensitivity. Included in this collection of Schumann’s compositions for Piano and Orchestra are: Piano Concerto In A minor Op. 54 (published 1846) Concertstück Op.92 (Introduction and Allegro appassionato; published 1852) Introduction and Allegro Op. 134 (published 1855) These three works by one of the greatest masters of romanticism will delight musicians music lovers and students as well as devotees of Schumann. Pianists will be especially pleased to have these appealing Schumann works in one convenient edition available at

30 Transcriptions. Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. The edition Schumann for Guitar is an interesting attempt to transfer Robert Schumann's romantic, lyrical music to the guitar. As a consequence, new tonal possibilities present themselves for the guitar repertoire, particularly in view of the fact that Schumann himself never composed an original piece for guitar. This volume naturally contains pieces from the famous piano cycles Album für die Jugend, Kinderszenen and Albumblätter, but also some lieder like Mondnacht or Im wunderschönen Monat Mai. Special highlights of the volume are the original Schumann transcriptions by Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909) which prove that guitarists studied Schumann's music as early as the 19th century. Schumann for Guitar is ideal for concerts and music lessons, but also for private music-making. The pieces are of easy to intermediate technical difficulty so that even amateur guitar players will enjoy the pieces! / Niveau : Facile à Moyen / Recueil / Guitare

MURAIL Tristan Une relecture des Kinderszenen de Robert Schumann Discipline / Instrument : Relecture pour flûte, violoncelle et piano Création 03/03/2019 - Segry, Abbaye de La Prée - Samuel Bricault (flûte), Marie Ythier (violoncelle), Marie Vermeulin (piano) Notice [...] Enfin, pour bien illustrer cette rencontre qui est le thème de cet album, l'idée a germé, et s'est rapidement imposée, d'une réalisation que je ferais d'une oeuvre de Schumann, et qui constituerait le lien le plus évident entre les deux mondes sonores. Cette réalisation serait donc naturellement écrite pour les trois partenaires du disque, violoncelle, flûte et piano. L'idée m'est vite venue que les Kinderszenen (Scènes d'enfants) seraient parfaites pour ce projet. En effet, les Scènes d'enfants ont un potentiel musical, expressif, évocateur, qui dépasse de loin la réalisation pour piano de Schumann. Sans doute a-t-il voulu rester simple et facile - dans son esprit, les pièces devaient être jouables par des enfants. Je ne suis pas sûr que ce soit vraiment le cas... certaines pièces ne sont pas si faciles, d'autres supposent des écarts inaccessibles à une main d'enfant. Mais presque toutes sont de petits chefs-d'oeuvre, avec une grande puissance imaginative, reposant pourtant sur des idées simples et concises. Comment alors aborder cette réalisation, ou plutôt ce qui deviendra une relecturs : le regard d'un compositeur sur un autre compositeur ? J'ai vite écarté l'idée d'une instrumentation dans un style d'époque plausible - qui n'aurait presque rien apporté aux pièces originales, aussi bien que celle d'une trop profonde réécriture risquant d'aboutir à une trahison. J'ai cherché, finalement, à faire bénéficier les pièces de Schumann d'une mise en couleurs (comme on colorise de vieux films originellement en noir et blanc), d'une amplification des idées et des sentiments, tout en restant le plus fidèle à la lettre comme à l'esprit de la partition. J'ai repensé, toutes choses égales par ailleurs - car nous ne sommes là pas du tout à la même échelle -, à l'exemple magnifique des Tableaux d'une exposition orchestrés par Ravel. Ravel n'avait pas simplement orchestré le piano, il avait cherché à retrouver, cachée derrière la réalisation pianistique de Moussorgski, l'essence même des idées musicales qui avaient en fait préludé à la réalisation pour le piano, qui n'en était clairement qu'une des réalisations possibles. Fort de ces réflexions, je n'ai pas hésité, pour mon regard sur les Scènes d'enfants, à utiliser toute la moderne palette des techniques instrumentales, démultipliant ainsi les timbres disponibles et les effets acoustiques résultants de leurs combinaisons. Le flûtiste joue souvent la flûte alto, au timbre si chaud et expressif, au registre grave qui permet par endroit au violoncelle de chanter la voix supérieure. Le violoncelle est employé dans toutes ses possibilités d'articulations, de timbre, et de registre, changeant très vite d'un mode de jeu et d'une sonorité à l'autre. Réutilisant une approche de l'instrumentation que j'avais déjà mise en oeuvre dans des pièces telles que La Barque mystique, je fais rapidement changer de rôle chaque instrument, donnant ainsi l'illusion d'une orchestration bien plus nombreuse qu'un simple trio. J'ai donc cherché à accentuer le caractère de chacune des pièces, et à retrouver les intentions cachées derrière la simplicité du piano de Schumann, et j'ai ainsi obtenu des contrastes que la version originale ne permet pas - ou permet moins. Pour amplifier le côté enfantin ou féérique de la musique, je me suis autorisé quelques ajouts, que j'évoquerai plus loin ; néanmoins j'ai voulu respecter le texte intégralement, en ce sens que pas une note ne manque de la partition originale, que les harmonies tonales sont intégralement respectées, de même que l'écriture rythmique. En revanche, de concert avec les interprètes, nous n'avons pas toujours suivi les mouvements métronomiques indiqués par Schumann, qui paraissaient souvent trop rapides (il y a d'ailleurs parfois quelques contradictions entre les commentaires de Schumann sur ses pièces, et les tempi indiqués). Les pièces originales, probablement en raison des contraintes mentionnées plus haut, sont cantonnées dans les registres médium et médium-grave. J'ai décidé de les éclaircir par endroit, en ajoutant des résonances ou doublures aiguës, ou à l'inverse d'ajouter quelques notes plus graves pour donner plus de corps à la sonorité. C'est donc ainsi qu'une étrange sonorité (bisbigliando de flûte, trille d'harmoniques du violoncelle) introduit la première pièce, puis plane au-dessus d'elle (Von fremden Ländern und Menschen = Des Pays et des hommes étrangers - ou étranges), que Hasche-Mann (Colin-Maillard) deviendra encore plus furtif, tandis que le Cheval de bois (Ritter vom Steckenpferd) claquera, soufflera et hennira. Fürchtenmachen fera vraiment peur ! Dans l'ultra-célèbre Rêverie (Traümerei), après l'énoncé du thème dans ce registre si expressif de l'aigu du violoncelle, le piano prendra soudain la parole, comme dans un concerto romantique. Comme je le disais plus haut, quelques éléments enfantins viendront, à l'occasion, s'ajouter à la trame sonore : petite boîte à musique (dans l'aigu du piano) dans la première et la dernière pièce, sons percussifs col legno du violoncelle dans Wichtige Begebenheit (Evénement important) - transformé pour l'occasion en marche militaire pour soldats de plomb... Et finalement, l'enfant s'endormira (Kind im Einschlummern), bercé par le violoncelle se balançant entre ponticello et ordinario, et apaisé par les sons éoliens de la flûte... J'espère que les auditeurs partageront le plaisir que j'ai eu à imaginer cette relecture, et que nous avons eu à l'enregistrer ; un grand merci aux trois interprètes, Marie Ythier, Marie Vermeulin, et Samuel Bricault, pour leur participation enthousiaste à cette entreprise, et pour leurs nombreuses et judicieuses suggestions.

On the 200th anniversary of Robert Schumann's birth an ambitious project is coming to a close: For the first time since Clara Schumann's Complete Edition of 1879-93 all of the works for Piano solo are appearing as oneeditorial project.Spanning almost ten years of painstaking work all of the Schumann titles published by G. Henle Publishers have undergone a careful revision. The Schumann expert Ernst Herttrich has closely examined eachedition and also dedicated himself to those works that were previously missing from the catalogue.The result is being published in this new collection comprising six volumes as well as study editions in a slipcase. Theyreplace the former four volumes (HN108-HN115). Arranged clearly according to opus numbers it includes not only all of Schumann's Piano works revised to reflect the latest scholarly findings but also informative accompanyingtexts alternative versions and much more besides.Being a complete works collection a general difficulty level cannot be applied to these volumes. As a result we have assigned them a difficulty of 'advanced' as a guide tothe general proficiency required to play all the pieces.Contents:Exercises [Beethoven Studies] Variations on a Theme in E flat major ['Ghost' Variations] E flat major Drei Fantasiestücke op. 111 Three Piano Sonatas for the Young op. 118 Album Leaves op. 124 Seven Piano Pieces in Fughetta Form op. 126 Gesänge der Frühe op. 133 'Einsame Blume' from Forest Scenes op. 82 Coloured Leaves (BunteBlätter) op. 99

Although Robert Schumann absolutely loved to play a duet he wrote only few works for Piano duet. Created in 1848 Bilder aus dem Osten Op. 66 was one of the best-known and most frequently played works in the Piano duet literature until the 20th century. But the Polonaises Op. 3 by the 18-year-old composer following the example of Franz Schubert and even exceeding him in harmonic boldness and tonal ingenuity already show the self-taught Schumann on the way to his own style. After volume 1 which contains the easier works composed for music teaching purposes volume 2 now contains the charming yet hardly known Ballszenen Op. 109 inaddition to the two above-mentioned works. The new edition of the Wiener Urtext Edition based on the musical text of the New Schumann Complete Edition (edited by Joachim Draheim and Bernhard Appel) provides for the first time a reliable original text based on the sources especially for the 8 Polonaises which had been inadequately edited up to now. The appendix contains the popular Fantasiestücke Op. 73 (originally for Clarinet and Piano) edited by the composer and future Schumann researcher Friedrich Gustav Jansen. The arrangement published in 1851 had been revised and thus been authorized by Schumann himself.

Die leichtesten Klavierwerke von Robert Schumann-My First Bach and My First Mozart are now followed by a third edition of easy-to-play original works from one of the most important composers of the Romantic era: Robert Schumann. This collection includes pieces from Album for the Young and Scenes from Childhood enabling young players to experience Romantic Piano music for the first time. Ideal for teaching the first use of the pedal pupils can learn how to play expressively and to distinguish between melody and accompaniment.

On the 200th anniversary of Robert Schumann's birth an ambitious project is coming to a close: For the first time since Clara Schumann's Complete Edition of 1879-93 all of the works for Piano solo are appearing as oneeditorial project.Spanning almost ten years of painstaking work all of the Schumann titles published by G. Henle Publishers have undergone a careful revision. The Schumann expert Ernst Herttrich has closely examined eachedition and also dedicated himself to those works that were previously missing from the catalogue.The result is being published in this new collection comprising six volumes as well as study editions in a slipcase. Theyreplace the former four volumes (HN108-HN115). Arranged clearly according to opus numbers it includes not only all of Schumann's Piano works revised to reflect the latest scholarly findings but also informative accompanyingtexts alternative versions and much more besides.Being a complete works collection a general difficulty level cannot be applied to these volumes. As a result we have assigned them a difficulty of 'advanced' as a guide tothe general proficiency required to play all the pieces.Contents:Carnival of Vienna op. 26 3 Romances op. 28 Scherzo Gigue Romance and Fughetta op. 32 Album for the Young op. 68 Four Fuguesop. 72 Four Marches op. 76 Forest Scenes op. 82

Although Robert Schumann absolutely loved to play a duet he wrote only few works for Piano duet. Created in 1848 Bilder aus dem Osten Op. 66 was one of the best-known and most frequently played works in the Piano duet literature until the 20th century. But the Polonaises Op. 3 by the 18-year-old composer following the example of Franz Schubert and even exceeding him in harmonic boldness and tonal ingenuity already show the self-taught Schumann on the way to his own style. After volume 1 which contains the easier works composed for music teaching purposes volume 2 now contains the charming yet hardly known Ballszenen Op. 109 inaddition to the two above-mentioned works. The new edition of the Wiener Urtext Edition based on the musical text of the New Schumann Complete Edition (edited by Joachim Draheim and Bernhard Appel) provides for the first time a reliable original text based on the sources especially for the 8 Polonaises which had been inadequately edited up to now. The appendix contains the popular Fantasiestücke Op. 73 (originally for Clarinet and Piano) edited by the composer and future Schumann researcher Friedrich Gustav Jansen. The arrangement published in 1851 had been revised and thus been authorized by Schumann himself.

Schumann's Phantasiestucke has been published as part of ABRSM's 'Signature' Series - a series of authoritative performing editions of standard keyboard works prepared from original sources by leading scholars. Includes informative introductions and performance notes.

Robert Schumann’s Faschingsschwank aus Wien Op. 26 is among the composer’s most popular and most studied piano cycles. Originally conceived as a ‘grand romantic sonata’ the work presents pictures of lively carnival revelry. Based on the musical text of the New Schumann Complete Edition this edition thus represents the current state of Schumann research. The notes on interpretation by Tobias Koch took into account the sound characteristics of the pianoforte and different sources from Schumann’s circle.