“Getting to have that back and forth, give and take, with such exceedingly fine musicians — this is really a beautiful thing,” Jonathan Biss said about his upcoming performance with the Boston ...

Robert Schumann: Overture, Scherzo and Finale, op. 52 (with additional movement, Childhood Dreams, composed in the style of Schumann by Paul Chihara) One of the cliché criticisms of Robert Schumann is ...

Jane Jones introduces the concerto that was saved for posterity by a virtuoso wife! One of the most talked about partnerships in classical music must be that between Robert Schumann and Clara Wieck, ...

It is, ultimately, about learning to fly. Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor famously begins with a flash and a surprising call to attention. It is followed by a chord sequence—almost hysterical in ...

Early critics called it "tormented" and "unmusical." But opinions have changed a bit since then — it's now considered one of the greatest pieces of chamber music ever written. We'll hear a performance ...

Clara Wieck was a musical prodigy. Her mother Marianne was a singer; her overbearing father, Friedrich, a music teacher. She went on to marry one of the greatest composers in history, Robert Schumann, ...

The first time Jonathan Biss asked for piano lessons, he was 4. His musician parents said he was too young, but he kept asking. “There was music everywhere when I was growing up,” recalls Biss, who ...