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Composer of the Week Schumann

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Penny Gore introduces music inspired by Clara Wieck , the love of Schumann's life. Schumann composed his Piano Quintet with the pianism of Clara in mind. She described it in her diary as "magnificent - a work filled with energy and freshness".
Andante and Variations in B flat
Natalia Gutman and Mischa Maisky (cellos), Marie-Luise Neunecker (horn), Martha Argerich and Alexandre Rabinovitch (pianos)
String Quartet in A minor, Op 41 No 1 (Finale) Vogler Quartet
Piano Quintet in E flat, Op 44 Emerson Quartet,
Menahem Pressler (piano) Repeated from last Thursday

Contributors

Unknown:
Clara Wieck
Unknown:
Natalia Gutman
Cellos:
Mischa Maisky
Cellos:
Marie-Luise Neunecker
Horn:
Martha Argerich
Horn:
Alexandre Rabinovitch
Source: Radio Times

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