ROBERT SCHUMANN - Papillons, Op. 2 (1828 - 1831)
Schumann’s publications up to around 1840 were almost exclusively for the piano, and they include some of the most beloved piano music. Aside from the several large-scale keyboard compositions he composed, he is best remembered for his beautifully wrought character pieces. Such pieces are often portraits of friends, popular dances, mood pictures and psychological delineations, customarily grouped in colourfully named sets such as Papillons (Butterflies)… [471 more words]
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