Criticism, Composition, and Performance in Nineteenth-Century Germany
by
ALEXANDER STEFANIAK
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2016
Considered one of the greatest composers—and music critics—of the Romantic era, Robert Schumann (1810–1856) played an important role in shaping nineteenth-century German ideas about virtuosity. Forging his career in the decades that saw abundant public fascination with the feats and creations...