Robert Schumann

Years: 1810–1856
Nationality: Germany
Born in: Zwickau
Works: 171
Recordings: 9,098

Biography

German composer, pianist and critic (1810–1856)

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Born

June 8, 1810

Zwickau

Died

July 29, 1856

Influenced By

Niccolò Paganini

Influenced

Oliver Wallace

By Form

Lied54 Sonata6 Overture5 Symphony5 String Quartet4 Concerto3 Cantata1

Top Performers

Jörg Demus

Soloist · 546 rec

Vladimir Horowitz

Soloist · 523 rec

Christoph Eschenbach

Conductor · 426 rec

Sviatoslav Richter

Soloist · 375 rec

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Conductor · 296 rec

Alfred Cortot

Conductor · 284 rec

Peter Schreier

Conductor · 257 rec

Berlin Philharmonic

Orchestra · 211 rec

András Schiff

Conductor · 193 rec

Philharmonia Orchestra

Orchestra · 188 rec

Daniel Barenboim

Conductor · 177 rec

Wilhelm Kempff

Soloist · 173 rec

Works (171)

All recordings →Albums featuring →Canonical catalog (213)

Title	Catalog	Form	Key	Year	Recordings
Studies in the Form of Canons for Organ or Pedal Piano (Etuden in kanonischer Form für Orgel oder Pedalklavier) (1845; also known in arrangements for piano trio)	Op. 56	-	-	1845	109
12 Gedichte von Justinus Kerner, a song series (1840)	Op. 35	-	-	1840	108
Album for the Young (Album für die Jugend) (1848)	Op. 68	-	-	1848	105
Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor (1851)	Op. 105	Sonata	-	1851	98
Violin Concerto in D minor (1853)	WoO 23	Concerto	-	1853	94
Piano Quartet in E♭ (1842)	Op. 47	-	-	1842	89
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, (1836, rev. 1853)	Op. 14	Sonata	-	1836	81
5 Stücke im Volkston for Cello (or Violin) and Piano (1849) (listen to the first movementⓘ)	Op. 102	-	-	1849	75
Konzertstück for Four Horns and Orchestra (1849)	Op. 86	-	-	1849	75
Kinderszenen, op. 15: Träumerei	—	-	-	-	70
Novelletten (Novelettes) (1838)	Op. 21	-	-	1838	70
Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor (1847)	Op. 63	-	-	1847	69
Faschingsschwank aus Wien (Carnival Jest from Vienna) (1839)	Op. 26	-	-	1839	66
Märchenerzählungen, for Clarinet (or Violin), Viola and Piano (1853)	Op. 132	-	-	1853	66
Overture, Scherzo and Finale in E major (1841)	Op. 52	-	-	1841	62
Arabeske in C (1839)	Op. 18	-	-	1839	58
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F♯ minor (1833–35)	Op. 11	Sonata	-	1833–1835	54
Manfred: Overture and incidental music, (1848–49)	Op. 115	Overture	-	1848–1849	53
Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor (1833–1835, rev. 1838)	Op. 22	Sonata	-	1833–1835	47
6 Gedichte of N. Lenau and Requiem (1850)	Op. 90	-	-	1850	46