C. Schumann: Piano Sonata in G Minor

by Clara Schumann, Gerd Nauhaus (Editor)

Clara Schumann wrote her Piano Sonata in G Minor in 1841-42. The work was not performed during the composers lifetime, however, and remained neglected until it was first published in 1991. Clara Schumann borrowed the Scherzo a few years after writing the piece when she integrated it into the Quatre Pièces fugitives op. 15. Nevertheless, as a whole, the sonata marks an important step in her compositional development between her two other larger-scale works, the Piano Concerto in A minor op. 7 and the Piano Trio in G minor op. 17. * Manufacturer EB8172 * Piano * Urtext / Critical Edition

36 pages, Sheet music

Published January 1, 2005

About the author

Clara Schumann (née Clara Josephine Wieck) was a German musician and composer, considered one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era. She exerted her influence over a 61-year concert career, changing the format and repertoire of the piano recital and the tastes of the listening public. Her husband was the composer Robert Schumann. She and her husband encouraged Johannes Brahms, and she was the first pianist to give public performances of some of Brahms' works, notably the Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel.