Ebook: Robert Schumann’s Advice to Young Musicians - Revisited by Steven Isserlis
Author: Isserlis Steven, Schumann Robert
- Genre: Art // Music
- Tags: Schumann Robert -- 1810-1856 -- Quotations, Schumann Robert -- 1810-1856 -- Criticism and interpretation, Schumann Robert -- 1810-1856, Music -- Quotations maxims etc, Music -- Performance -- Quotations maxims etc, Music -- Miscellanea, Music -- Performance -- Miscellanea, Music, Music -- Performance, Music History, Music, History and Criticism
- Year: 2017
- Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
- City: Chicago
- Language: English, German
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Robert Schumann was far ahead of his time, not least in his attitude to children and young people; his 1850 'Advice for Young Musicians', originally created to accompany his famous 'Album for the Young', remains as relevant today as when it was written. Celebrated cellist Steven Isserlis adds his own extensive commentary to Schumann's words of wisdom. The advice is by turns practical, humorous, and profound, making Read more...