Baritone Samuel Hasselhorn and pianist Julius Drake on works by Clara and Robert Schumann.

(Pianist Jonathan Biss decodes the unconventional relationship between Robert Schumann and his wife Clara in this second essay for our week dedicated to this composer. Click the audio link above to ...

A concert from Cologne by the WDR Symphony Orchestra featuring the "Babylon Suite" conducted by the composer. Robert Schumann ...

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I have recently discovered a deep passion for the symphonies of Robert Schumann. Up until now, these pieces were elusive and unpredictable — more than a little like Schumann himself. The music has ...

(In this third and final part of a series, pianist Jonathan Biss explores the idea of musical longing in Robert Schumann's music. Click the audio link above to hear Biss play Schumann and discuss the ...

When it comes to what moved Robert Schumann to compose exquisite music, he said, "You write to become immortal, or because the piano happens to be open, or you've looked into a pair of beautiful eyes.

So much of classical music is bound up in big forms: mammoth symphonies, flashy concertos and grand operas. But there are also plenty of profound and beautiful moments in classical music that are ...

The fictitious Band of David was a community of rebellious artists who fought the wishy-washy tastes of musical Philistines. Two of the band's supporting members were Robert Schumann and his wife ...

This post has been updated. See the note below for details. In the world of classical music, Clara Schumann’s husband, Robert, is widely known. Yet Clara was not just wife and mother, but a virtuoso ...