In which Schumann reinvented his own compositional language and created an alternative way of thinking about the symphony – despite the onset of the syphilis that was eventually to kill him Here's the ...

The mid-19th century is still referred to as one of marking time for the symphony – when composers fought shy of the challenges posed by Beethoven, until Brahms rounded off the long genesis of his ...

The composer Robert Schumann suffered increasingly from mental illness, until his institutionalized death at 46. Speculation as to causes ranges from a brain tumor to poisonous effects of a mercury ...

This week, learn the full story behind Gioachino Rossini's "William Tell" Overture. Plus, we'll hear two towering musical expressions of nature with Robert Schumann's Symphony No. 1 and Richard ...

Symphony No. 2 Claudio Abbado, Conductor Robert Schumann, Composer Mozart Orchestra Manfred, Movements: Overture Mozart Orchestra Claudio Abbado, Conductor Robert Schumann, Composer Genoveva, ...

The Gonzaga Symphony Orchestra and guest violinist Midori were reviewed Thursday night at Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox. Kevin Hekmatpanah, music professor at Gonzaga University and director of ...

There were lovely moments Friday night in the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's performances of the Schumann Piano Concerto (with Hélène Grimaud) and Brahms Fourth Symphony. But, with music director Fabio ...