He works in mysterious ways.

Robert Schumann thought of his fourth symphony as a symphonic fantasy, not a classical symphony. He wanted all four movements to be performed without pauses to focus on the work as a whole — and to ...

A tortured Romantic genius — destined to die young — celebrates the beauty of nature and the majesty of a medieval cathedral. Robert and Clara Schumann arrived in the Rhineland city of Dusseldorf on 2 ...

Symphony No. 1, 'Spring' Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Schønwandt, Conductor Robert Schumann, Composer Symphony No. 2 Robert Schumann, Composer Michael Schønwandt, Conductor ...

For his much-anticipated TSO début, the Music Director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and New York’s Mostly Mozart Festival presents a meaty programme of excellent pieces, from Schumann’s urgent ...

Enter Your Email to Unlock This Article Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Music Director Andrés ...

Symphony No. 2 Hans Gál, Composer Kenneth Woods, Conductor Orchestra of the Swan Symphony No. 4 Kenneth Woods, Conductor Robert Schumann, Composer Orchestra of the Swan Gál, like so many other Jews, ...

Charles Hazlewood sheds new light on Robert Schumann's Symphony No. 4 in D minor (Op. 120) by exploring the original version of the work, composed in 1841. In the process Charles questions the often ...

Schumann's Symphony No. 4 in D minor was first completed in 1841 and then heavily revised in 1851. The composer's widow, Clara, later claimed that the first version had just been a sketch which was ...