
Song Cycles
Liederkreis
(1840)
Op. 39
Songs in this series
- 1.
In der Fremde
- 2.
Intermezzo
- 3.
Waldesgespräch
- 4.
Die Stille
- 5.
Mondnacht
- 6.
Schöne Fremde
- 7.
Auf einer Burg
- 8.
In der Fremde
- 9.
Wehmut
- 10.
Zwielicht
- 11.
Im Walde
- 12.
Frühlingsnacht
Composer
Robert Schumann was a German composer and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career as a virtuoso pianist. He had been assured by his teacher Friedrich Wieck that he could become the finest pianist in Europe, but a hand injury ended this dream. Schumann then focused his musical energies on composing.
Schumann's published compositions were written exclusively for the piano until 1840; he later composed works for piano and orchestra; many Lieder (songs for voice and piano); four symphonies; an opera; and other orchestral, choral, and chamber works. Works such as Kinderszenen, Album für die Jugend, Blumenstück, the Sonatas and Albumblätter are among his most famous. His writings about music appeared mostly in the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik (New Journal for Music), a Leipzig-based publication which he jointly founded.
In 1840, Schumann married Friedrich Wieck's daughter Clara, against the wishes of her father, following a long and acrimonious legal battle, which found in favor of Clara and Robert. Clara also composed music and had a considerable concert career as a pianist, the earnings from which formed a substantial part of her father's fortune.
Schumann suffered from a lifelong mental disorder, first manifesting itself in 1833 as a severe melancholic depressive episode, which recurred several times alternating with phases of ‘exaltation’ and increasingly also delusional ideas of being poisoned or threatened with metallic items. After a suicide attempt in 1854, Schumann was admitted to amental asylum, at his own request, in Endenich near Bonn. Diagnosed with "psychotic melancholia", Schumann died two years later in 1856 without having recovered from his mental illness.
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Previously performed at:
- 14 Oct 2020: 27. The Sound of Silence: Benjamin Appl & Sholto Kynoch
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- 29 Mar 2020: Schumann, Mahler & Berg: Christina Gansch & Sholto Kynoch
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- 22 Oct 2019: 61. Forest Twilight: Sophie Karthäuser, Stephan Loges & Eugene Asti
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- 19 Apr 2018: Rycote Park - Jessica Dandy, Julien van Mellaerts & Sholto Kynoch
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- 19 Oct 2017: La Bonne Chanson: Mark Padmore & Imogen Cooper
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- 26 Oct 2016: Eichendorff Liederkreis: Felicity Lott & Eugene Asti
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- 19 Oct 2016: Clara's Piano: Bryony Williams, John Mark Ainsley & David Owen Norris
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- 19 Oct 2016: Sarah Walker: Song Cycle
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Songs in this series
- 1. In der Fremde
- 2. Intermezzo
- 3. Waldesgespräch
- 4. Die Stille
- 5. Mondnacht
- 6. Schöne Fremde
- 7. Auf einer Burg
- 8. In der Fremde
- 9. Wehmut
- 10. Zwielicht
- 11. Im Walde
- 12. Frühlingsnacht
Composer
Robert Schumann was a German composer and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career as a virtuoso pianist. He had been assured by his teacher Friedrich Wieck that he could become the finest pianist in Europe, but a hand injury ended this dream. Schumann then focused his musical energies on composing.
Schumann's published compositions were written exclusively for the piano until 1840; he later composed works for piano and orchestra; many Lieder (songs for voice and piano); four symphonies; an opera; and other orchestral, choral, and chamber works. Works such as Kinderszenen, Album für die Jugend, Blumenstück, the Sonatas and Albumblätter are among his most famous. His writings about music appeared mostly in the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik (New Journal for Music), a Leipzig-based publication which he jointly founded.
In 1840, Schumann married Friedrich Wieck's daughter Clara, against the wishes of her father, following a long and acrimonious legal battle, which found in favor of Clara and Robert. Clara also composed music and had a considerable concert career as a pianist, the earnings from which formed a substantial part of her father's fortune.
Schumann suffered from a lifelong mental disorder, first manifesting itself in 1833 as a severe melancholic depressive episode, which recurred several times alternating with phases of ‘exaltation’ and increasingly also delusional ideas of being poisoned or threatened with metallic items. After a suicide attempt in 1854, Schumann was admitted to amental asylum, at his own request, in Endenich near Bonn. Diagnosed with "psychotic melancholia", Schumann died two years later in 1856 without having recovered from his mental illness.
Taken from wikipedia. To read the rest of the article, please click here.
See Full Entry
Sorry, no further description available.
Previously performed at:
- 14 Oct 2020: 27. The Sound of Silence: Benjamin Appl & Sholto Kynoch
- 29 Mar 2020: Schumann, Mahler & Berg: Christina Gansch & Sholto Kynoch
- 22 Oct 2019: 61. Forest Twilight: Sophie Karthäuser, Stephan Loges & Eugene Asti
- 19 Apr 2018: Rycote Park - Jessica Dandy, Julien van Mellaerts & Sholto Kynoch
- 19 Oct 2017: La Bonne Chanson: Mark Padmore & Imogen Cooper
- 26 Oct 2016: Eichendorff Liederkreis: Felicity Lott & Eugene Asti
- 19 Oct 2016: Clara's Piano: Bryony Williams, John Mark Ainsley & David Owen Norris
- 19 Oct 2016: Sarah Walker: Song Cycle