Schumann

by Jensen, Eric Frederick

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Title Statements

Full title :Schumann / Eric F. Jensen.

Summary

"This second edition of Schumann has been published to coincide with the bicentenary of his birth ... A great deal of new information about Schumann has appeared in the decade since the first edition was published."--Preface.

Drawing on original research and newly published letters and journals from the time, author Eric Frederick Jensen presents a balanced portrait of the composer with both scholarly authority and engaging clarity. Biographical chapters alternate with discussion of Schumann's piano, chamber, choral, symphonic, and operatic works, demonstrating how the circumstances of his life helped shape the music he wrote. Chronicling the romance of Robert and Clara, Jensen offers a nuanced look at the evolution of their relationship, one that changed dramatically after marriage. He also follows Schumann's creative musical criticism, which championed the burgeoning careers of Chopin, Liszt, and Brahms and challenged the musical tastes of Europe.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2012
Edition:Second edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2012

The Physical Object

Description:xix, 361 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations, music ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780199737352, 0199737355
oclc:ocn777251273
LC Classification:ML410.S4
Dewey Decimal:780.92

Childhood and youth -- University years -- Schumann and literature -- Commitment to music -- Schumann's compositions prior to 1834 -- The League of David -- Courtship and marriage -- The piano compositions, 1834-39 -- Married life in Leipzig -- The compositions, 1840-44 -- The years in Dresden -- Schumann's dramatic works -- The years in Düsseldorf -- The compositions, 1845-54 -- Endenich -- Epilogue: "The poet speaks" : Schumann and childhood -- Appendices: A. Calendar ; B. List of works ; C. Personalia ; D. Select bibliography.

Subjects

Biographie Biographies collective biographies Composers Composers -- Biography. -- Germany Compositeurs -- Biographies. -- Allemag… Germany Schumann, Robert Werkverzeichnis