Carnaval Op. 9 - Schumann classical He had sold the manuscript

He had sold the manuscript

Of the famous sonatas

These works were written with specific performers in mind and Brahms worked closely with them when refining the final texts

Edited by Franz Giegling

Musette in D major BWV Anh

Carnaval Op. 9 - Schumann classical He had sold the manuscriptSchumanns turbulent love affair with the barely eighteen year old Ernestine von Fricken, though strong enough to lead to a secret engagement, lasted only a few months. Nevertheless, it managed to give rise to one of his most frequently played compositions: Carnaval. Some of these twenty one character pieces are named after figures from the commedia dellarte, others after such fictitious creations as Florestan and Eusebius, in which Schumann