Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

2 Pianos, 4 Hands Piano Reduction - 2 Copies Needed to Perform

By Robert Schumann

Item Number: HL.51480660

ISBN 9790201806600. 9.25x12.25 inches.

As did many piano virtuosi at the time, Robert Schumann also dreamt of presenting himself to the public simultaneously as a pianist and composer with his own piano concerto. He had made several first attempts at an early age. In the years that followed he felt himself increasingly drawn towards the idea of a freer formal conception. The sketch of a single-movement “Phantasie” finally became the opening movement of the famous work, that is now being published for the first time in a practical Urtext edition. The fingerings were provided by the world-famous pianist Mitsuko Uchida. Score and orchestral material are available from Breitkopf & Härtel.

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