Robert Schumann - Most beautiful melodies DVD 2003 / Classicgold collection / Performed by Wolfgang van Eyck / Art Media

UPC 8716718715625

REGION 0 PAL DVD 

MADE IN EU

AUDIO: Dolby Digital 2.0

Total Runtime: 45 minutes

English Summary:

Robert Schumann (German: [ˈʃuːman]; 8 June 1810 – 29 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, 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. His teacher, Friedrich Wieck, a German pianist, had assured him that he could become the finest pianist in Europe, but a hand injury ended this dream. Schumann then focused his musical energies on composing.

In 1840, after a long and acrimonious legal battle with Wieck, who opposed the marriage, Schumann married Wieck's daughter Clara. A lifelong partnership in music began, as Clara herself was an established pianist and music prodigy. Clara and Robert also maintained a close relationship with German composer Johannes Brahms.

Tracklist / Song list:

1. Kinderszenen Op. 15: Von fremden Ländern und Menschen

2. Kuriose geschichten

3. Hasche-Mann

4. Bittendes Kind

5. Glückes genug

6. Wichtige Begebenheit

7. Träumerei

8. Am Kamin

9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd

10. Fast zu ernst

11. Fürchtenmachen

12. Kind im Einschlummern

13. Der Dichter spricht

14. Humorresque Op. 20

15. Arabeske Op. 18