

Beschreibung
The unresolved and ambiguous details of Robert Schumann's psychological decline and death have tended to dominate his biography. Yet in his time Schumann was lauded as a protean Romantic literary genius whose writings, as a music critic, poet, novelist and dra...| 1 | Introduction | 00:10 | |
| 2 | Carnaval op. 9 (21 Stücke für Klavier) (Auszug) | 00:10 | |
| 2 | Nr. 13 Estrella | 00:27 | |
| 3 | Leafing through the latest biographies of the 19th-century German composer Robert Schumann, it is tempting to... | 05:31 | |
| 4 | Kinderszenen op. 15 (13 Stücke für Klavier) (Auszug) | 05:31 | |
| 4 | Nr. 7 Träumerei | 00:48 | |
| 5 | One of Schumann's best loved melodies: Träumerei ("Dreaming") from his 1838 piano collection Kinderszenen (Scenes from.. | 03:23 | |
| 6 | Jugend-Lieder nach Kerner WoO 21 (Auszug) | 03:23 | |
| 6 | Nr. 6 An Anna I | 00:54 | |
| 7 | In late March 1828, after leaving high school, Schumann matriculated at the University of Leipzig to study law. | 02:42 | |
| 8 | Quartett für Klavier und Streichtrio c-moll Anh. E1 (Auszug) | 02:42 | |
| 8 | 2. Menuett: Presto | 01:35 | |
| 9 | In the summer of 1829, Schumann left Leipzig for Heidelberg, ostensibly to continue his studies... | 02:28 | |
| 10 | Thema und Variationen op. 1 "ABEGG-Variationen" | 01:33 | |
| 11 | Schumann departed Heidelberg for Leipzig in September 1830... | 04:37 | |
| 12 | Papillons op. 2 (Auszug) | 04:37 | |
| 12 | 12. Finale | 02:13 | |
| 13 | The summer of 1833 brought with it a deep depression that would later recur at roughly evenly spaced periods... | 03:47 | |
| 14 | Carnaval op. 9 (21 Stücke für Klavier) (Auszug) | 03:47 | |
| 14 | Nr. 5 Eusebius - Nr. 6 Florestan | 02:58 | |
| 15 | Schumann's affair with Ernestine ended towards the end of 1835, a few months after the composer discovered her... | 04:05 | |
| 16 | Kreisleriana op. 16 (8 Fantasien für Klavier) (Auszug) | 04:05 | |
| 16 | Nr. 1 Äußerst bewegt | 01:31 | |
| 17 | "Sometimes your music actually frightens me, and I wonder: is it really true that the creator of such things is going... | 04:53 | |
| 18 | Dichterliebe op. 48 Nr. 1-16 (Lieder nach Gedichten von Heinrich Heine) (Auszug) | 04:53 | |
| 18 | Nr. 1 Ein Jüngling liebt ein Mädchen | 01:09 | |
| 19 | If 1840 was Schumann's year of song, then 1841 was his year of orchestral music... | 01:51 | |
| 20 | Sinfonie Nr. 1 B-Dur op. 38 "Frühlingssinfonie" (Auszug) | 01:51 | |
| 20 | 1. Andante un poco maestoso - Allegro molto vivace | 02:31 | |
| 21 | 1842 witnessed another creative departure: chamber music... | 01:39 | |
| 22 | Das Paradies und die Peri op. 50 (Oratorium) (Auszug) | 01:39 | |
| 22 | Verstoßen! Verschlossen | 01:02 | |
| 23 | Schumann's next main musical projects were orchestral in nature... | 03:04 | |
| 24 | Konzert für Klavier und Orchester a-moll op. 54 (Auszug) | 03:04 | |
| 24 | 2. Intermezzo: Andantino grazioso - 3. Allegro vivace | 01:13 | |
| 25 | 1845 also witnessed a series of works based on Schumann's continuing study of musical counterpoint... | 03:05 | |
| 26 | Genoveva op. 81 (Oper in 4 Akten) (Auszug) | 03:05 | |
| 26 | Ouvertüre | 02:08 | |
| 27 | Schumann's new-found interest in dramatic music would give rise to two additional large-scale works: Manfred, ... | 02:26 | |
| 28 | Märsche op. 76 Nr. 1-4 (Auszug) | 02:26 | |
| 28 | Nr. 4 Mit Kraft und Feuer Es-Dur | 01:16 | |
| 29 | Schumann had long been trying to find a lucrative salaried position - in Leipzig, Dresden or elsewhere. | 01:51 | |
| 30 | Sinfonie Nr. 4 d-moll op. 120 (Auszug) | 01:51 | |
| 30 | 2. Romanze: Ziemlich langsam | 01:43 | |
| 31 | Schumann held his Düsseldorf position for three seasons, a period during which he continued to compose large-scale... | 03:25 | |
| 32 | Geistervariationen Es-Dur Anh. F39 (Auszug) | 03:25 | |
| 32 | Thema: Leise, innig (bearb. von Wolf-Dieter Seiffert) | 00:49 | |
| 33 | All too aware of his deteriorating condition, and afraid of causing physical harm to his wife, Schumann asked that he... | 01:02 | |
| 34 | Geistervariationen Es-Dur Anh. F39 (Auszug) | 01:02 | |
| 34 | Variation 4 (bearb. von Wolf-Dieter Seiffert) | 00:47 | |
| 35 | The story, however, does not end here... | 02:27 | |
| 36 | Konzert für Violine und Orchester d-moll (Auszug) | 02:27 | |
| 36 | 3. Lebhaft, doch nicht schnell | 01:32 |