Schumann's ambitions as a pianist were abandoned, leading him to focus on composition, writing a great deal of piano music in the 1830s.
Performer Biography
Idil Biret has released over one hundred records since the 1960s, including the first recordings of Liszt's Beethoven symphony transcriptions and complete piano works of Brahms, Chopin, and Rachmaninov.
Performer Biography
Idil Biret, the pianist on this album, began playing piano at age three and studied at the Paris Conservatoire, graduating at fifteen with three first prizes.
Composition History
The Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13, were originally conceived in 1834, with the theme designed as a compliment to Baron von Fricker, using a melody of his.
Performer Biography
The Borusan Quartet, founded in 2005, won the 'Chamber Ensemble of the Year' award in Turkey in 2010 and a gold medal at the 2010 International Chamber Music Competition in New York.
Composer Biography
Robert Schumann, the composer, was the son of a bookseller, publisher, and writer, and showed an early interest in literature, later becoming an editor for the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik.
Composition History
Schumann's Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44, was composed in 1842, which he considered his 'Year of Chamber Music', and was first performed by his wife Clara Schumann.
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