This larger-than-life public persona has always threatened to eclipse Smyth’s talents as a composer. Yet delving into her music reveals a voice capable of power and passion but also depth and surprising fragility. These are works that bear the hallmarks of a brilliant technician who...
And one day, far into the future, a concertgoer may read a program note and turn to her seatmate to exclaim, “Hey, did you know that Schumann’s husband wasalsoa composer?”
As we celebrate the two-hundredth anniversary of composer Robert Schumann in 2010, it seems fitting that we also promote new works based not only on h...Kristine M. HurstWajszczukCollege Music Symposium
And some women—those few who had exceptional talent, and the opportunity to develop it—their lives were dramatically affected.Uh, later we’ll be listening to works by a composer named Robert Schumann, but let's now talk about his wife, Clara Schumann. ...
Second Reporter:Is she a composer? Henry Cole:She's the syphilis bacterium. [voiceover] Helen Morrison:Some pianists are cerebral, others sentimental. Henry Cole is an existential pianist. He plays with his whole life. Henry Cole:I am an old man. ...
Typical of Schenkman’s programs, this one covers a lot of thematic ground — with Robert Schumann, the 19th-century German music critic and composer, and wife Clara Schumann, a composer and concert pianist, at the center. “The Schumanns had such a...
Dean of Vienna’s University of Music and Performing Arts; composer Agata Zubel; and host Renata Schmidtkunz, a presenter on ORF’s Ö1 station. The panel will consider how best to facilitate the careers of female conductors and composers and how to help the industry pursue ...