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Clara Schumann – A Life in Music
I, Clara
Programme & Song Text
Date
Sun 02 Jun 2024, 3.00pm
Tickets
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Duration

This concert is approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes, without an interval.

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Artists

  • Lucy Parhampiano
  • Dame Harriet Walternarrator

Programme

  • Franz Liszt
    1811-1886
      • Lieder von Robert und Clara Schumann S569
        :
      • Geheimes Flüstern (based on Clara Schumann)
  • Robert Schumann
    1810-1856
      • Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor Op. 22
        :
      • So rasch wie möglich
  • Robert Schumann
    1810-1856
      • Faschingsschwank aus Wien Op. 26
        :
      • Intermezzo
      • Kinderszenen Op. 15
        :
      • Kind im Einschlummern
      • Arabeske in C Op. 18
  • Franz Liszt
    1811-1886
      • Liebeslied (Widmung) S566
        (based on Robert Schumann)

Overview

Scripted by Lucy Parham

Clara Schumann, a ground-breaking musician, was far more than the devoted wife of composer Robert Schumann. As a virtuoso performer, she enjoyed a 60-year career, giving more than 1500 concerts and shaping the piano recital as we know it today.

I, Clara tells her extraordinary life story in her own words. Its narrative, drawn from letters and diaries, is complemented by live performances of works by Clara and by her contemporaries – Robert Schumann, Brahms, Liszt, Mendelssohn and Chopin.

'It’s my favourite thing for Clara Schumann’s Anniversary and my Album of the Week. It’s a seriously moving tribute.' - Andrew McGregor, BBC Radio 3 Record Review

'A beautifully crafted portrait of Clara Schumann. Be prepared to shed a tear' ***** 5 stars Album of the Month, Pianist Magazine

'One of the must-see events of the musical calendar' BBC Music Magazine

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