Scandalous, passionate and complicated, the relationship between Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms is one of the most well-documented and ultimately tragic open secrets in classical music. This program of seminal works by each composer illuminates the profound effect each had on the other's musical language, which together helped fuel and define the boundaries and ideals of musical Romanticism.
CLARA SCHUMANN Three Romances for violin and piano, Op. 17