Composer(s): Schumann, Robert
Ensemble(s): Eckerle Piano Duo
Label: Naxos
Genre: Instrumental
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.572880
Barcode: 747313288076
Release Date: 08/2017

SCHUMANN, R.: Arrangements for Piano Duet, Vol. 4 - Symphony No. 2 / Overtures / Concertstück (Eckerle Piano Duo)

Demand for piano duet material in the nineteenth century was such that the market expanded to an unparalleled extent. The preparation of an easily playable four-hand piano reduction was of critical importance to a work’s dissemination and Robert Schumann, himself a keen duet performer, wrote for the medium with enthusiasm. He arranged his Symphony No. 2 himself, aided by his wife Clara, expending considerable time and effort on the work. The overtures show the variety of arrangers involved, such as his brother-in-law Woldemar Bargiel and the organist Robert Pfretzschner, both of whom Schumann held in the highest regard.


Robert Schumann