ExclusiveSchumann: Scenes from Childhood, Op.15 - 13. The Poet Speaks

【Classical music and nature 古典音樂小站】Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen "Scenes from Childhood", Op.15 - 13. The Poet Speaks. This beautiful piece was played by Chiara Bertoglio. It has Creative Commons license (CC BY 3.0 DEED Attribution 3.0 Unported) and is provided through www.musopen.org.

Did you know? There is a Robert Schumann House in Zwickau, Germany. A museum dedicated to the romantic poet and composer. On its website you can read about Schumann's life and music rules. Here are some:

The laws of morality are also those of Art.

The purpose of Art is not to acquire wealth. Just strive always to be a better and better artist; everything else will follow of its own accord.

Play in time! Some virtuosos' playing sounds like a drunk walking. Do not use this as your example.

Dragging and hurrying are equally bad mistakes.

Try to learn to play easy pieces well and beautifully; it is better than a mediocre performance of a difficult piece.

You should always play on a tuned instrument.

Children are not raised healthily by being fed sweets, cakes and sweetmeats. As with food for the body, spiritual food must be plain and wholesome. The latter has been amply provided by the great masters; stick to it.

If everyone wanted to play first violin, then there would be no orchestras. Each musician should therefore appreciate his proper place.

Among your friends, seek out those who know more than you.

As a respite from your musical studies, read a lot of poetry. Take lots of walks in the fresh air.

There are many people in the world. Be modest; you have yet to invent or think of something that has not already been invented or thought of by someone else. If you do think of something original, regard it as a gift from above to be shared with others.

Sing regularly in a choir, especially the middle parts. This makes you musical.

The road to improve is always through hard work and perseverance.

There is no end to learning.

... (Source: schumann-zwickau.de)

As to how Schumann treated his own children, I found the following:

"Schumann enjoyed spending time with his children. He read to them, went on walks with them, picked flowers with them, and accompanied them to sledding expeditions. He asked Clara to write him detailed descriptions about their children after his admission to Endenich. He inquired about them regularly through letters, and was particularly interested in their continued musical development. Schumann observed his children in an attempt to recapture and retain for himself the essence of an idealized childhood that could serve as a source of inspiration for his work." (Source: Oxford Academc)

The video was filmed by Simone Schlegel and edited by Wenjing Ma.






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