Novellette C Major Op. 20

Original compositions in the style of, transcriptions and arrangements for Violin and Piano. Compilation and introductory notes by Eric Wen, and foreword by Isaac Stern.

Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. In 1925, Breitkopf and Härtel approached the young pianist Wilhelm Kempff to prepare Clara Schumann?s ?Instructive Edition? of her husband?s works for the new engraving. ?[?] The comparison with the autograph and the Urtext edition [First Schumann Complete Edition], the results of the Schumann research, the modern principles of notation ? all of this would have to be taken into account in the new engraving and could lead to a significant improvement in the edition without compromising the spirit of editing by Clara Schumann. ? The present edition thus conveys the reading of one of the most important pianists of the twentieth century, which we make fully accessible intime for the 200th birthday of Clara Schumann. Contents: op. 20 Humoresque in Bb major op. 21 Novelletten op. 22 Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor op. 23 Night Pieces op. 26 Faschingsschwank aus Wien op. 28 Three Romances op. 32 Scherzo, Gigue, Romanze, Fughetta In 1925, Breitkopf and Härtel approached the young pianist Wilhelm Kempff to prepare Clara Schumann?s ?Instructive Edition? of her husband?s works for the new engraving. ?[?] The comparison with the autograph and the Urtext edition [First Schumann Complete Edition], the results of the Schumann research, the modern principles of notation ? all of this would have to be taken into account in the new engraving and could lead to a significant improvement in the edition without compromising the spirit of editing by Clara Schumann. ? The present edition thus conveys the reading of one of the most important pianists of the twentieth century, which we make fully accessible intime for the 200th birthday of Clara Schumann. Contents: op. 20 Humoresque in Bb major op. 21 Novelletten op. 22 Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor op. 23 Night Pieces op. 26 Faschingsschwank aus Wien op. 28 Three Romances op. 32 Scherzo, Gigue, Romanze, Fughetta/ Répertoire / Piano