Variations de Concert, Op.8
Variations · Op. 8
Clara Schumann 1819–1896
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Op. 8
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On a Bellini theme·Written at sixteen·Concert variations·Composed 1837
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- Catalogue
- Op. 8
- Form
- Variations
About the piece
Concert variations on a theme from Bellini's opera Il pirata, composed when Clara Wieck was about sixteen and written for her own touring programmes.
At that age she was giving concerts across Europe under the exacting management of her father Friedrich Wieck, who had trained her from early childhood and who would later fight a bitter and public legal battle to prevent her marriage to Robert Schumann.
The composer
Clara Schumann
1819–1896
Clara Josephine Schumann was a German virtuoso pianist, composer, and piano teacher. Regarded as one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era, she exerted her influence over the course of a 61-year concert career, changing the format and repertoire of the piano recital by lessening the importance of purely virtuosic works. She also composed solo piano pieces, a piano concerto, chamber music, choral pieces, and songs.
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