Davidsbündlertänze means Dances of the League of David and is one of Schumann most famous works. It is a group of eighteen pieces composed for solo piano. The dances are Lebhaft; Innig; Mit Humor; ...

(For our week dedicated to Robert Schumann, pianist Jonathan Biss defends this misunderstood composer in the first of three essays. Click the audio link above to hear him play Schumann and discuss the ...

Robert Schumann was a German composer and critic born in Zwickau on June 8, 1810. A quirky, problematic genius, he wrote some of the greatest music of the Romantic era, and also some of the weakest.

Clara Schumann was a German composer-pianist of the 19th century. Although her composition was respected during her life, after her death she was mostly remembered as a pianist until a revival of her ...

Robert Schumann’s early training was focused towards his ambition to become a celebrated concert pianist, but a hand injury quickly put that career option out of reach. Schumann turned instead to ...

Host Scott Yoo and Dr. Richard Kogan discuss the possibility that Schumann may have had bipolar disorder, as well as the creativity of the composer. How Other Composers Changed Schumann's Work Learn ...