In addition to his genius as a composer, Schumann was a gifted critic who wrote perceptive essays, articles, and reviews for his influential musical journal, Neue Zeitschrift fur Musik. Written from 1834 to 1844, these 61 pieces include evaluations of Beethoven, Chopin, Schubert, and other giants. Articles appear in chronological order with ample annotations.
Reprint of The Musical World of Robert Schumann: A Selection from His Own Writings, Victor Gollancz Ltd., London, and St. Martin's Press, New York, 1965 edition.
Introduction Preface An Opus 2 (1831) Henri Vieuxtemps and Louis Lacombe (1834) Theodor Stein (1834) J. N. Hummel: Etudes, Opus 125 (1834)New Year's Editorial (1835) Florestan's Shrovetide Oration (1835) Ferdinand Hiller: Etudes, Opus 15 (1835) Joseph Christoph Kessler From the Davidsbiindler Archives Sonata in C minor by Handley Two Sonatas by Carl LoeweGrand Sonata by Wilhelm Taubert Grand Sonata by Ludwig SchunkeLouis Spohr's 'Weihe der Tone' (1835) Christian Gottlieb Miiller: Symphony No.3 (1835) Some New Piano Sonatas (1835) Carl Loewe's 'Spring' Sonata 'Spring' Sonata by Count von Pocei Sonata by Franz Lachner 'Fury over the Lost Penny' (1835) Characteristics of the Keys (1835) Letters from a (Music-) Lover (1835) Berlioz' Sinfonie Fantastique (1835) Piano Sonatas by Mendelssohn and Schubert (1835) A Monument to Beethoven (1836) The Prize Symphony (1836) Theodor Dohler: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1836) John Field: Piano Concerto No.7 (1836) Ignaz Moscheles: Piano Concertos Nos. 5 and 6 (1836) Henri Herz: Piano Concerto No.2 (1836) Chopin's Piano Concertos (1836) William Sterndale Bennett (1837)The Museum (1837) Adolf Henselt's Variations for Piano, Opus 1 Stephen Heller: Three Impromptus, Opus 7
Clara Wieck: Soirees for Piano, Opus 6
Felix Mendelssohn: Preludes and Fugues, Opus 35
Frederic Chopin: Etudes, Opus 25
The Editor's Ball (1837)
The Old Captain (1837)
'The Huguenots' (1837)
Schubert's Grand Duo and Three Last Sonatas (1838)
Luigi Cherubini: String Quartet No. I in E flat (1838)
Piano Concertos (1839)
Gottfried Preyer's Symphony (1839)
Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No.2 (1839)
Friedrich Kalkbrenner: Etudes, Opus 145 (1839)
Liszt's Etudes (1839)
Franz Liszt: Concerts in Dresden and Leipzig (1840)
Schubert's Symphony in C (1840)
The Municipal and Communal Musical Society of the City of Kyritz (1840)
Chopin's Sonata (1841)
Sigismond Thalberg (1841)
Alexander Dreyschock: Grand Fantasy (1841)
Chopin: Nocturnes, Ballade, Waltz (1841)
Mendelssohn's 'Scottish' Symphony (1842)
Louis Spohr: Sixth and Seventh Symphonies (1843)
Rudolph Willmers (1843)
Robert Franz (1843)
Niels Gade (1843)
'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (1843)
Robert Schumaml: Concerto without Orchestra (1843)
New Paths (1853)
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