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Clara Schumann: Prodigy, Muse, Virtuoso
A celebrating in words and music of the life and work of Clara Wieck Schumann
Add to my Calendar 05-10-2019 19:45 05-10-2019 21:45 36 Clara Schumann: Prodigy, Muse, Virtuoso Celebrating the bicentenary of Clara Wieck Schumann’s birth in 1819, pianist Reiko Fujisawa illuminates her life and work through words and music. With a career spanning more than 60 years and a life marked by tragedy, Clara Schumann was a leading pianist of her day, the wife of one great composer and the intimate friend of another. A woman of her time, she is now seen as a strikingly independent figure who worked tirelessly against the grain of assumption and prejudice. Making music was Clara’s life – she called it ‘the very air I breathe’ – and in this concert, Fujisawa, alongside actor Crawford Logan, paints a portrait of the life, work and personal reflections of this iconic artist. Purcell Room, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Purcell Room
Southbank Centre
Belvedere Rd
South Bank
London
SE1 8XX
England
Programme
Johannes Brahms – Intermezzo in E minor, Op.119 no.2
Clara Schumann – Scherzo no.1 in D minor, Op.10
Clara Schumann – Romance for piano, Op.21 no.3
Ludwig van Beethoven – 32 Variations in C minor, WoO 80
Frédéric Chopin – Impromptu no.2 in F sharp major, Op.36
Frédéric Chopin – Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor, Op.66
~ Interval ~
Robert Schumann – Liederkreis, Op.39: Fruhlingsnacht (arr. Liszt)
Robert Schumann – Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op.26
Robert Schumann – Myrthen, Op.26: Widmung (arr. Liszt)
Performers
Reiko Fujisawa – piano
Crawford Logan – Narrator
Programme Note
Celebrating the bicentenary of Clara Wieck Schumann’s birth in 1819, pianist Reiko Fujisawa illuminates her life and work through words and music.
With a career spanning more than 60 years and a life marked by tragedy, Clara Schumann was a leading pianist of her day, the wife of one great composer and the intimate friend of another. A woman of her time, she is now seen as a strikingly independent figure who worked tirelessly against the grain of assumption and prejudice.
Making music was Clara’s life – she called it ‘the very air I breathe’ – and in this concert, Fujisawa, alongside actor Crawford Logan, paints a portrait of the life, work and personal reflections of this iconic artist.
