Robert Schumann and the Year of 130 Songs
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Inside Robert Schumann’s head lived two imaginary characters who argued constantly: Florestan, bold and fiery, and Eusebius, dreamy and tender. Together they watched Robert fall in love with Clara Wieck, fight her father in court for over a year for the right to marry her, and then — in 1840 — suddenly burst into song. For the first time, both characters could SING. The result: 130 Lieder in twelve months, with Florestan in the stormy declarations, Eusebius in the whispered confessions, and the piano as a third voice in every song.
Music Featured
| Composer | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Schumann | Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7 - Träumerei | archive.org |
| Robert Schumann | Carnaval, Op. 9: Eusebius | archive.org |
| Robert Schumann | Carnaval, Op. 9: Florestan | archive.org |
| Robert Schumann | Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 1 - Von fremden Ländern und Menschen | archive.org |
| Robert Schumann | Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 12 - Kind im Einschlummern | archive.org |
| Robert Schumann | Widmung, Op. 25/1 | archive.org |
| Robert Schumann | Der Nussbaum, Op. 25/3 | archive.org |
| Robert Schumann | Dichterliebe, Op. 48 Nos. 1-3 | archive.org |
| Robert Schumann | Mondnacht, Op. 39/5 | archive.org |
| Robert Schumann | Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 13 - Der Dichter spricht | archive.org |
