{"product_id":"alf-98-ep71819","title":"Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 54 (Edition for 2 Pianos) (Sheet)","description":"\u003cb\u003ePiano Concerto in A minor Op. 54 (Edition for 2 Pianos) (Sheet)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBy Robert Schumann \/ ed. Michael Musgrave\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew Urtext Edition by Michael Musgrave\u003c\/b\u003eSchumann's \u003cb\u003ePiano Concerto\u003c\/b\u003e traces its origins, through the first movement, to a single-movement Phantasie in A minor for piano and orchestra which was completed in May 1841 (his \"symphonic year\") and revised at the beginning of 1843. Clara Schumann, who had long wanted a major work for piano and orchestra from Schumann, played through the Phantasie with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra in 1841 but, although she played it again in 1843, it was never publicly performed, nor a publisher found, even though they were both happy with the work. In the summer of 1845 in Dresden, where they had now moved, Schumann revised the Phantasie and added a second and third movement to form what is described on the surviving manuscript of the full score as \"Concerto for piano . . . with accompaniment . . .\". It was premiered on 4 December 1845 at a special Clara Schumann concert with Dresden musicians, independent of the regular subscription concerts, conducted by their friend and supporter Ferdinand Hiller, the dedicatee. The performance was critically successful, and a second performance was arranged at the more prestigious Leipzig Gewandhaus at the 11th subscription concert on New Year's Day 1846, under its conductor Mendelssohn. This performance was an even greater success than the first, and quickly established itself as a repertory work. Schumann made corrections to the orchestral parts for the performance he conducted with Clara at the Lower Rhine Music Festival in May 1853. The history of the work is dominated by Clara Schumann's promotion of it over a period of 40 years or so. Robert Schumann never played the work, since he had given up public performance by the time of its composition. All evidence is that Clara played it to his great satisfaction, and it was obviously meant for her. This \u003cb\u003eUrtext\u003c\/b\u003e edition by Schumann scholar Michael Musgrave contains a preface in English, German and French, an exemplary musical text, and a critical commentary. Contains a secondo piano reduction of the orchestral accompaniment (two copies required for performance).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eItem No:\u003c\/b\u003e    98-EP71819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e    Sheet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e    116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e    Edition Peters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYear Published:\u003c\/b\u003e    2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"ALFRED","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67732214284479,"sku":"ALF EP71819 9790577087221","price":29.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1335\/9063\/files\/98-EP71819.jpg?v=1792732553","url":"https:\/\/www.imaginethismusic.com\/products\/alf-98-ep71819","provider":"Imagine This Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}