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The Symphony No. 3 in E ♭ major, Op. 97, also known as the Rhenish, is the last symphony composed by Robert Schumann, although not the last published.It was composed from 2 November to 9 December 1850 and premiered on 6 February 1851 in Düsseldorf, conducted by Schumann himself, [1] and was received with mixed reviews, "ranging from praise without qualification to bewilderment".
The Symphonic Studies (French: Études Symphoniques), Op. 13, is a set of études for solo piano by Robert Schumann. It began in 1834 as a theme and sixteen variations on a theme by Baron von Fricken, plus a further variation on an entirely different theme by Heinrich Marschner .
Op. 95, 3 Gesänge on Hebrew Melodies of Lord Byron (1849) Op. 96, Lieder und Gesänge volume IV (1850) Op. 97, Symphony No. 3 in E-flat, Rhenish (1850) Op. 98a, Lieder und Gesänge from Goethe's Wilhelm Meister (1849) Op. 98b, Requiem for Mignon for solo voices, chorus and orchestra (1849) Op. 99, Bunte Blätter (1836–1849) for piano
Robert Schumann [n 1] (/ ˈ ʃ uː m ɑː n /; German: [ˈʁoːbɛʁt ˈʃuːman]; 8 June 1810 – 29 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and music critic of the early Romantic era. He composed in all the main musical genres of the time, writing for solo piano, voice and piano, chamber groups, orchestra, choir and the opera. His works ...
The Symphony in C major by German composer Robert Schumann was published in 1847 as his Symphony No. 2, Op. 61, although it was the third symphony he had completed, counting the B-flat major symphony published as No. 1 in 1841, and the original version of his D minor symphony of 1841 (later revised and published as No. 4).
Waldszenen (Forest Scenes), Op. 82, is a set of nine short solo piano pieces composed by Robert Schumann in 1848–1849, first published in 1850–1851 in Leipzig by Bartholf Senff. [ 1 ] On the set, Schumann wrote: "The titles for pieces of music, since they again have come into favor in our day, have been censured here and there, and it has ...
Kinderszenen [a] (German pronunciation: [ˈkɪndɐˌst͡seːnən], "Scenes from Childhood"), Op. 15, by Robert Schumann, is a set of thirteen pieces of music for piano written in 1838. History and description
The final piece is again in A major. The pace suddenly drives into a frenzy of passion and fiery energy, bordering on the irrational, and at times quoting motifs from both of the previous two pieces. The movement pushes the players to their limits as Schumann labels each of the last two sections (of three) of the coda "schneller" (faster).