Märchenbilder
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Märchenbilder or Fairy Tale Pictures, for Piano and Viola, Op. 113, was written by Robert Schumann in March 1851. The work is dedicated to the German violinist and conductor Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski. It consists of four character pieces and is an original composition featuring the viola from the Romantic period.
Schumann gives us few clues as to what creatures or events are depicted within each movement. His 1853 composition Märchenerzählungen for clarinet, viola and piano also leaves the details to the imagination of the performers and the audience.
Movements[]
- Nicht schnell (Not Fast) in D minor
- Lebhaft (Lively) in F major
- Rasch (Quick) in D minor
- Langsam, mit melancholischem Ausdruck (Slowly, with Melancholic Expression) in D major
Sources[]
- Margit L. McCorkle, Robert Schumann. Thematisch-Bibliographisches Werkverzeichnis, München-Mainz 2003, p. 160
- Klaus Martin Kopitz & Torsten Oltrogge, Ein Dichter namens und Schumanns „Märchenbilder“ op. 113. Annäherungen an einen geheimnisvollen Verehrer des Komponisten, in: Denkströme. Journal der Sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, no. 11 (2013), p. 112–140 PDF
External links[]
- Märchenbilder: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Performance of Märchenbilder by Paul Neubauer (viola) and Anne-Marie McDermott (piano) from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in MP3 format
- Background and Ideas for Interpretations by Zsuzsanna Lipták-Pikó, Masters Thesis
Categories:
- Chamber music by Robert Schumann
- Compositions for viola
- 1851 compositions
- Music based on fairy tales
- Chamber music composition stubs