Day 1 - Robert's Chamber & Orchestra Music

      Fünf Stücke im Volkston (5 Pieces in Folk Style) for cello & piano, Op. 102  (1849)  (play)   

   Chamber Music:

            Review Schumann's Chamber Music

             Piano Quintet in E-flat, Op.44  (1842)    

                 Schumann's most important chamber work, it is usually considered one of the five 
                 greatest piano quintets, rivaling those by Dvorak, Schubert, Brahms and Shostakovich.  
 
                  Martha Argerich, piano, Renaud Capucon, violin, Misha Maisky, cello  (31 min)  (Play)

  Orchestra Music:

              Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129  (1850)  Christoph Eschenbach, cello  (24 min)  (Play)

                    Schumann's cello concerto is usually ranked in the top five cello concerts ever.   


              Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO, 23  (1853)  Isabelle Faust, violin (34:00)  (Play) 


     (#5)   Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54  (1845)

                     Robert's only piano concerto, it is one of the most widely played and recorded 
                     piano concertos of all time.  Yuja Wang, piano (31 min)  (Play)
 
                                Forum poll:  Best piano concertos ever written


               Symphony No. 1 in Bb major, Op. 38 "Spring"  (1841)  

              Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 97  "Rhenish"  (1850)  -  Written 4th, Published 3rd