Christian Rudolf Riedel

The overture to Hermann und Dorothea is Schumann's only compositional result to Goethe's verse epic. Originally, he planned a whole opera, then a Singspiel, finally an oratorio - and yet, at the end o...

The overture to Hermann und Dorothea is Schumann's only compositional result to Goethe's verse epic. Originally, he planned a whole opera, then a Singspiel, finally an oratorio - and yet, at the end o...

Faust' Overture for the first time in the original text The question 'Why music to such accomplished poetry?' moved Schumann long and intensely. In 1844 he began his compositional approach to Goethe's...

Faust' Overture for the first time in the original text The question 'Why music to such accomplished poetry?' moved Schumann long and intensely. In 1844 his compositional approach to Goethe's 'Faust'...

Faust' Overture for the first time in the original text The question 'Why music to such accomplished poetry?' moved Schumann long and intensely. In 1844 his compositional approach to Goethe's 'Faust'...

Instrumentation: winds (2/2/2 - 4/1/0/0), timpani, harp + strings

Instrumentation: winds (2/2/2 - 4/1/0/0), timpani, harp + strings

Instrumentation: winds (2/2/2 - 4/1/0/0), timpani, harp + strings

Instrumentation: winds (2/2/2 - 4/1/0/0), timpani, harp + strings

Instrumentation: winds (2/2/2 - 4/1/0/0), timpani, harp + strings