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Born in 1810, Robert Schumann was a German romantic Composer of the 19th century. His main focus was the piano, an instrument for which he composed numerous masterworks, despite his lack of virtuosity. Starting piano lessons around the age of ten, Schumann never acquired the level of skill comparable to his contemporaries such as Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt or his wife, Clara Schumann, due to an injured right hand, thought to be the result of either a syphilis treatment, or a surgery to increase the strength and reach of his fingers. Music was also a passion that he started later in his life than most great composers. He first focused on publishing and then law, before pursuing his love of music, “Poetry vs. Prose”, as he put it. Around 1840 Schumann began to venture beyond the piano and write more diversely instrumented works. He composed 4 symphonies, several concerti, hundreds of songs, as well as notable chamber music, including 3 string quartets and a piano Quintet. He died in 1856 in a mental institution 2 years after attempting suicide by leaping into the Rhine. It is still debated whether his mental breakdown was caused by syphilis or a bipolar disease. There is strong evidence on both sides of the argument.
Throughout his life Schumann was a notable music critic and writer, publishing many works. He was noted for attempting to revive the music of the 18th century, that of Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Joseph Haydn and Ludwig van Beethoven which had taken a back seat to the romantic “liberation” which he himself was a large proponent of.
Throughout his life Schumann was a notable music critic and writer, publishing many works. He was noted for attempting to revive the music of the 18th century, that of Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Joseph Haydn and Ludwig van Beethoven which had taken a back seat to the romantic “liberation” which he himself was a large proponent of.
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Robert Schuman Aufschwung
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Schumann - Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome
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Mondnacht- Robert Schumann
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Schumann: Von fremden Ländern und Menschen
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Allegro Affettuoso
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VI. Sehr langsam
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No. 6: O Freund, mein Schirm, mein Schutz
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Arabesque in C major
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A Poet's Love Heinrich Heine: IX
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Des Abends
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Aufschwung
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Etude IX (Presto possibile)
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Kinderszenen, Op. 15, No. 7, 'Dreaming'
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area0012008 wrote:
Poetry.X Thank you*-))
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Cati888 wrote:
great piano works!
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Schumanntica wrote:
Schumanntica sta studiando le Geistervariationen di Schumann: ti voglio bene, Robert!!!!!
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Sitbon wrote:
@staszka: Thanks for the link, although I'm not sure yet about using basically the same thing for the album name in the song as well. For example, I'm listening to "Symphony No. 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38: II. Larghetto - attacce" and it seems too big for just the title. I do use "Symphony No. 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38" as the album name. :P
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tjsan wrote:
I like this guy ;)
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Schumanntica wrote:
Oggi è il 29 Luglio: 152 anni fa moriva questo Genio Meraviglioso!!! Vorrei che resuscitasse!!! Grande, Grandissimo Robert!!!!!
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IloveBeethoven wrote:
WONDERFUL ^_^
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Magnifico_P wrote:
His piano works are fantastic !
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Painkiller10 wrote:
I love it...
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EmilyVanDort wrote:
I come from Zwickau : D
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staszka wrote:
Please, look at this http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/ClassicalStyleGuide. It's a helpful tagging gide for classical listeners.
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staszka wrote:
Why don't you tag songs as Concerto for Piano A minor, Op. 54: Allegro vivace? I think that Allegro vivace is too short information :|
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DisMyOrder wrote:
not digging it
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evilpandawrath wrote:
They're kind of in the middle of getting started on fixing it now, with all this voting crap.
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KraeheK wrote:
@ VictryRos: Because Last.fm is useless for composers and they don't give a damn about fixing it.
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VictryRos wrote:
Why is it that I need my artist tag to be Robert Schumann for last.fm to accept it as the right tag, when I can have Chopin, Frederic in my artist tag and last.fm recognizes it as Frederic Chopin. How come surname first only works for some artists?
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spiralsyncrasy wrote:
Why is Of Foreign lands and Peoples so low?
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coldlight wrote:
trumerei bhahahaha :D
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berliozboy wrote:
Listen to Upus 92, the concertstuck for piano and orchestra, as good as the concerto, yet never listned to.
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snader wrote:
Piano Quintet = win.
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