For example, she was one of the first pianists to perform from memory, something which today is seen as the norm. worthy of performance consideration today. 2:8g\UA hk U@|cw;3>eLce81eVy Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. Here is a link to the page: For A Level we only study the first movement. These include Eb major in bar 98, Bb minor two bars later and then F minor two bars after that! Until the mid-2000s, you could count commercial recordings of Clara Schumann's piano concerto (which she composed and premiered as Clara Wieck when still in her early teens) on one hand - the past few years, however, have seen an upswing in appreciation of the work itself and its composer in general, with Isata Kanneh-Mason, Barry Wordsworth and Gabriela Montero among those who've recently . Schumanns Piano Trio uses a complex structure called sonata form. It is her only published work comprised of all four movements that tradition demanded of a serious composition. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. 0000003274 00000 n 17; Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel: Trio d-moll Op. You will also have to know them back to front, upside down and off by heart! Bar 5 forms a short ascending sequence. 17; Drei Romanzen, Op. 0000002084 00000 n The marriage to Robert was a huge part of Claras life, and I wanted to reflect that in the programme, says Kanneh-Mason. P.O. Their influences were mutual - composed in 1846, Clara's Piano Trio in G minor, Op. A semi-working vacation for the Schumanns to the East Frisian island spa of Norderney in the North Sea designed to provide some much-needed relaxation was marred by Claras miscarriage on 26 July. In the middle of movement all three parts play dotted rhythms, which contribute to the contrast of the emotion of the piece. Most of Claras 23 published works were songs and short character pieces. By all accounts, the marriage was extremely felicitous at first, though Clara confided to her diary some nine months into her life as Frau Schumann (and six months into the first of her eight pregnancies prior to Roberts 1856 death) that my piano playing is falling behind. father predetermined her successful career as a pianist and provided his daughter Tavola-Tecla Trio concert (Albert Bergen (violin), Karen Sunabacka (cello), Darryl Friesen (piano)) Emmanuel Mennonite Church. Clara Wiecks father began training her from an early age for a great musical career as both a pianist and a composer. I cant do anything with my composingI would sometimes like to strike my dumb head! Robert may not have been entirely dissatisfied, for, while he rejoiced in his wifes talents, he had great difficulty overcoming his rather bourgeois expectations of marriage. Frederick R. Koch Collection Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library As his 2016 debut showed, Mller likes to mix and match . Like Robert, Clara here maintains a thick sound, but it's because all three instruments are playing contrapuntally much of the time, not because one is essentially doubling another's part, as was often the case with Robert. Schumann's concerto for piano was completed, published, and given its first performance in 1836 when she was sixteen years old. [6] It is in Allegro moderato. Piano Trio in G minor. endobj For these musicians and for the composer . A selected listening discography lists JavaScript is disabled for your browser. 45; Clara Schumann: Trio in G, Op. In 1839, Robert Schumann heralded the appearance of the D minor opus 49 piano trio of Felix Mendelssohn by naming it the most masterly trio of the present era, just as, in their times, were the B-flat [Archduke] and D major [Ghost] trios of Beethoven and that of Schubert in E-flat major. In the first subject group all the instruments have interesting, melodic parts at the same time. 2, trans. Can you hear any of these features in Schumanns Piano Trio? Schumann completed the Op. 136 0 obj 0 Although she lived until she was 77, her composition all but stopped when she was 36 after her husband Robert tried to kill himself and was committed to an asylum. 0000001660 00000 n children. [1] Mendelssohn owned himself impressed with the trio, singling out the fugato in the development of the last movement for special praise. how rich in invention, how interesting from beginning to end it is, how fresh and what a beautifully coherent whole! wrote Clara Schumann of her husband Robert's Piano Concerto. The Scherzo in the tempo of a minuet is a surprisingly gentle movement, marked by playful dotted rhythms and a more lyrical trio. By default, clicking on the export buttons will result in a download of the allowed maximum amount of items. Mary Akins MUSC 130-A21 Accomplish 15 February 25 th, 2023 Romantic Composers 1.) Clara Schumann began her musical career the day she was born. However, the first bar of the transition has already arrived in Bb major. Melodically, though, the movement has much to offer, the outer sections employing a sweet and ardent theme and the middle section slipping back into the minor mode (from the easygoing G major) for a more agitated episode. %PDF-1.5 Unfortunately, the anthologies are very expensive. chamber music a listener s guide criticism. 143 0 obj What is sometimes overlooked is that Clara Schumann was not only a virtuoso pianist but also a brilliant composer. than piano and voice or piano and violin. 17. Like her good friend Joseph Joachim, Clara Wieck Schumanns reputation rested on her brilliance as a performer. Clara Schumann About this Piece Robert's own story had no such ending, as the Dsseldorf situation and his health - physical and mental - deteriorated together. <> However, as you might have guessed, it is a little more complicated than that! . The first subject group should be in the tonic key. Instrumentation- piano, violin, and cello; genre- piano trio; 1846. Ferrndez, who released his debut album on Sony Classical in 2021 to critical acclaim, was also a member of Anne-Sophie Mutter's . 0000001056 00000 n While in Norderney, Clara suffered from miscarriage. 17: Third movement, Andante" February 24, 2015 Instrumentation- piano, violin, and cello; genre- piano trio; 1846 This piano trio has four movements instead of three, and contains two sonata-form outer movements, a scherzo second movement, and this slower third movement. 17, G minor. <> Clara Schumanns Piano Trio, Op. Soon after, the violin takes over the theme. Score reading has also ceased once again, but I hope that it will not be for long this time. 2 0 obj You can really tell that she was a pianist though it has by far the most prominent and difficult part! orchestration, voice, and violin lessons from various other teachers. . Copyright is held by the author. The University of Arizona Libraries | 1510 E. University Blvd. I have tried to make all this information as concise as possible so you can get the best value for your time spent reading. Some features of this site may not work without it. It is one of only a few multi-movement works in her oeuvre, following the full four- As an A* ex-A level music student myself, I know all the best tips and tricks for doing well in your exam. 0000027350 00000 n 105; etc. November 2013: Piano Trio in G minor, op. One of her finest compositional achievements, it was performed regularly throughout the nineteenth century. keystyle mmc corp login; thomson reuters drafting assistant user guide. Therefore, to stretch it out about, Schumann makes several stop-overs en route back to the relative major. Remember that lovely Ab major modulation in bar 139? 12.66 / Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. This paper traces the musical development of pianist and composer Clara Schumann (1819-1896) leading to the composition of the Piano Trio, Op. 80 & 88; Clara Wieck Schumann: Piano Trio, Op. She recapitulates her secondary material in G major, before returning to G minor for a dramatic coda. A detailed consideration of Claras musical biography, the Engelmann and Clara Schumann. [3] The work, written for a piano trio comprising piano, violin and cello, was her first attempt at writing music for instruments other than the voice and piano. Romantic harmony uses a system of tension with lots of dissonance and then mild relief. Some features of this site may not work without it. About Clara Schumann (1819-1896) Schumann grew up surrounded by music. 0000005124 00000 n Brahms: Double Concerto; Clara Schumann: Piano Trio, Clara Schumann: Piano Trio; Fanny Mendelssohn: Piano Trios; String Quartet, The Leipzig Circle, Vol. A major exception was this Piano Trio in G Minor, a complex and beautifully written chamber work that shows her mastery both of counterpoint and of the long melodic line. Just a quick note about this table the keys above are specific to pieces in the minor key which use sonata form. <> It begins with an anacrusis and again is mostly conjunct. Both of the Schumanns suffered during the composition of the trio. However, if you are lucky, you can find a second hand one on amazon or ebay. It begins with a falling perfect 5th, but otherwise it is mostly conjunct. her compositional ideas and works, including the piano trio, which was in fact If only I dont fall too far behind. Subscribe to our Newsletter Give to the Libraries The University of Texas at Austin In the mid-1840s, they both made a close study of Bach and Clara emerged with a fine hand at counterpoint. 0000006011 00000 n 1b acts as the answer to 1as question. However, as there is clearly still one dominant melody, we are going to call this polyphonically animated homophony rather than pure polyphony. A contemporary classical flutist, educator, entrepreneur, and marketing communications professional on a mission to celebrate marginalized voices, particularly from Black and Latinx cultures. Suspensions create yet more dissonance, such as those in bars 129-130 in the violin and cello parts. The piece was written in 1846, a year in which she gave the premiere of Robert Schumann's piano concerto and had her fourth child. features unique to her own compositional style. He recognized Schumann's talent at a very young age and began giving her daily one-hour lessons in piano, violin, singing, theory, harmony, composition, and counterpoint. 1 (not her actual first compositions) had been published when she was 11 years old, to be followed by numerous other solo piano pieces and her Concerto. 0000031561 00000 n Conventions are completely different for major key pieces. Considering this, Claras February 2014: Piano Trio in G minor, op. However, its actual history is a bit more complicated. 23x3`acLA9}\5O1>d8h49mdW#nd/VniM7pUBb E 5; Klaviertrio a-Moll, Op. Her husband Robert Schumann was extremely ill. This acts as dominant preparation and clearly grounds us in Bb major. Schumanns musical education and opportunities for composition paralleled that Different She did so in part because in both Claras and Roberts eyes, Robert took priority. It is more lyrical and sustained than previous themes, using longer minims and tied notes. HN@s,. Each instrument has equal importance, taking turns playing the lead. Over the next ten days, the Schumann household books repeatedly testify to Schumanns joy with his progress on the trio, the sketch of which was finished on 16 June. The Piano Trio in G minor is often considered Schumann's masterpiece, and rightly so. She made her piano debut at 11 and began her Piano Concerto in A Minor when she was 14. <> 0000041773 00000 n Like her to contemporaries, the virtuosi Anton Rubinstein and Sigismond Thalberg, Clara Schumann was a gifted pianist and one of the leading musicians of her day. The beginning of 1c (i.e. Trio, piano, strings, op. Clara Schumann (1819-1896) was a well-known pianist in the nineteenth century. 17, was a direct influence on Robert's Piano Trio in D minor, Op. This Piano Trio is one of the few multi-movement works in her catalogue. 0000007296 00000 n Significant musicians from Claras This CD presents two of the finest chamber works by Clara and Robert Schumann, whose sixteen-year-long marriage was the commingling of the shared musical experience, complimentary creative requirements, and physical and emotional dependencies of two of Germany's finest Romantic-era musicians. As an A* ex-A level music student myself, I know all the best tips and tricks for doing well in your exam. She completed it in 1846, during the Romantic period, and she wrote it for piano, violin and cello. Schumann uses lots of interesting, harmonically rich chords throughout the movement. . Clara puts her Bach studies to use in the development section, a confident excursion into counterpoint, and uses a scholarly and controlled approach to a section that other composers of the time dealt with more freely, even sloppily. This post is all about A Level Music: Schumann Piano Trio. endobj In the lead-in to 1c, Schumann includes that special chord progression of Ic V7 I. The finale, Allegretto, returns to the major mode and to sonata form. To celebrate, we've collected five string pieces from Welsh composers new and old. Learn more. 0000001530 00000 n the piano plays a. This gives everything a Romantic sound of yearning. The overall texture is very light. There are two contextual nuggets of info we need to briefly discuss. as a female composer. new light on this work in particular and her abilities in general. I have tried to make all this information as concise as possible so you can get the best value for your time spent reading. Clara Schumann: Trio Op. No crystal-ball required to predict our best-selling title of February - John Wilson's second album of English music for strings (featuring Howells's Concerto for string orchestra, Vaughan Williams's Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, Elgar's Introduction & Allegro and Delius . They are VERY important though! <<>> Clara Schumann was an experienced, admired performer in the cutthroat world of acclaimed piano virtuososand this formidable, imaginative closing movement . During the development, the music moves through several different keys. )8?H? Not one little hour in the whole day is left for me! she wrote in 1841. endobj startxref 23, Clara Schumann & Fanny Mendelssohn Piano Trios, Clara Wieck-Schumann: Trio g-moll Op. During the transition, the music modulates to the relative major. 3 0 obj 63, written the following year. In the recapitulation, the first subject should be in the tonic key. Schumann, Clara, 1819-1896--Criticism and interpretation, Schumann, Clara, 1819-1896. During the 1845-1846 season, pregnant with her fourth child, Clara was unable to tour as a concert pianist and so stayed home and put her new contrapuntal skills to work in a piano trio. Russian Piano Music Andor Pinter 2013-01-16 This collection of 44 pieces spotlights . Looking at this history from a modern performer's perspective, she acknowledges neglected women composers and players including Fanny Mendelssohn, Maria Szymanowska, Clara Schumann, and Amy Beach. Like Mozart, she was originally a child prodigy (wunderkind), who went on to become one of the most famous concert During the development, the music moves through several different keys. in the development of concerts. Notwithstanding the change in her condition (which she had initially discovered in early April, just two months after the birth of her previous child) recorded in the Schumann household diary for that date, she played a public concert the next day.