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 ...

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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 ...

It has been almost a year since Herbert Blomstedt last conducted the San Francisco Symphony in Davies Symphony Hall, and it only took a few measures of Thursday afternoon's vigorous, extravagantly ...

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Los Angeles-based pianist Norman Krieger found himself in a familiar situation Friday night. For the second time, Krieger rushed to the San Antonio Symphony to perform the Johannes Brahms Piano ...

The Henderson Symphony Orchestra is set to kick off its 2014-15 season with a diverse collection of performances. The opening concert scheduled for 8 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Henderson Pavilion, 200 S.

Lukás Vondrácek showed all the hallmarks of a piano powerhouse: the imposing sound, the authority as he blazed through breakneck runs and intricate passages, the sense of nothing held back. As the ...

Robert Schumann's life was a roller coaster of success and plight. See how his music mirros his personal life during the Houston Symphony's Schumann Festival: Angels and Demons. Credit: Photo from ...

On Saturday 6 October, works by Beethoven and Schumann will be performed by the Cairo Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Hisham Gabr On Saturday, the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will perform Beethoven's ...

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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 ...