On a new recital album, Evgeny Kissin brings to the fore many of the virtuoso qualities that have made him a star attraction among pianists of his generation: pianistic command, demonic energy, ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Bravery was a keynote in composer Schumann’s mental health struggles and his amorous relationship with Clara Wieck. His illness and his ...

Schumann had written brilliant sets of character pieces before, but this one surpasses them in its sheer imaginative reach. Carnaval has the unpredictability and fantasy of a dreamworld, the music ...

Stephen Johnson tries to uncover the mysteries of Schumann's piano suite Carnaval, a work containing many musical puzzles and allusions. Show more Robert Schumann would definitely be a cryptic ...