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Article: An intense passion in every note; An Evening With Robert And Clara Schumann Roger Vignoles and friends Queen Elizabeth Hall, London Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes Robert Shaw Festival Singers Chopin: Complete Works For Piano And Orchestra Kun-Woo Paik Decca (Two CDs).
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- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- April 2, 2006
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Byline: DAVID MELLOR
Another of this year's significant milestones is the 150th anniversary of the death of Robert Schumann, who died in a lunatic asylum, aged only 46.
Schumann is a composer of the front rank, who made important contributions to the symphonic and chamber music repertoire. He especially excelled in song, and solo piano music, where his rich and varied output bears comparison with Schubert's.
And it was this part of Schumann's art, as well as his intense love for his wife Clara, that was celebrated in a tribute to the couple at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, devised by the distinguished accompanist Roger Vignoles.
Vignoles, ...