Clara Schumann’s Prelude and Fugue, Op. 16 No. 2
This week’s blog post features Clara Schumann’s Prelude and Fugue in B-flat which is currently included in the new ABRSM 2021 & 2022 Grade 8 syllabus.
A Fantasy Analysis of Brahms Op. 118 No. 2
Johannes Brahms' Intermezzo in A, op. 118 no. 2 is surely one of the most beloved short piano pieces from the Romantic period. The second from the set of six…
Brahms’s Buried Treasure
The six Klavierstücke that make up the op. 118 set were published in 1893 and dedicated to Brahms’ lifelong friend, Clara Schumann. In the late summer of 1893, Brahms sent…
Schumann’s Romance in F Sharp
In 1839, Clara Wieck received a Christmas present from her fiancé, Robert Schumann - a set of three Romances (published with some slight alterations the following year as opus 28).…
On Schumann’s Kinderszenen
It is summer time, and rather than present my usual type of post, I am planning something a little different for the next few weeks. The first is a selection…
Memory Tips: Analyse
We can trace the tradition of playing solo piano music from memory back to Franz Liszt and Clara Schumann. Before that, it was inappropriate to play without a score in…