Daily News Roundup: 29 July 2016
+ This is one the world has been waiting for: Norman Lebrecht reviews the Minnesota Orchestra’s final disc of their Sibelius cycle. + Shanghai Opera…
Browsing: Robert Schumann
This Day in Music – 1856: Death of Robert Schumann
Romantic composer Robert Schuman died of pneumonia on this day in music in 1856. The young Schumann wasn’t the most technically gifted pianist, but had…
Three Great Love Songs
In honour of Saint Valentine’s Day, I offer three great love songs that particularly move me. Robert Schumann: Du bist wie eine Blume Robert Schumann’s…
This week marks the passing of two musical giants – the great composer Robert Schumann on July 29 in 1856, and closer to our time,…
