Henle Verlag Schumann R. - Complete Piano Works Volume V

Summary of this score

Conceived as part of an editorial project celebrating the 200th anniversary of Robert Schumann's birth in 2010, this publication is part of a rigorous approach: to offer the complete works for solo piano in a single edition, reflecting the current state of research. Following the major complete works edition prepared by Clara Schumann (1879-93), this represents a major milestone for pianists, teachers, and students seeking a reliable, coherent score designed for musical practice.

The revision work was entrusted to Ernst Herttrich, a Schumann specialist, who reviewed each volume "at the test bench": meticulous verification of sources, refinement of the musical text, and inclusion of works previously absent from the G. Henle catalog. The result aims at an accurate reading of Schumann's writing, with a presentation that facilitates both study and performance (choice of variants, editorial insights, and contextual information).

The pieces gathered here cover several facets of Schumann's style, from narrative and virtuosic character to character miniatures, including contrapuntal writing: Faschingsschwank aus Wien op. 26, 3 Romanzen op. 28, Scherzo, Gigue, Romanze und Fughette op. 32, Album für die Jugend op. 68, Vier Fugen op. 72, Vier Märsche op. 76, Waldszenen op. 82. A particularly relevant resource for building a piano study path around the opus numbers, from pedagogy (Album für die Jugend) to poetic cycles (Waldszenen) and more architecturally structured pieces.

Technical specifications

Musical Genre

Classical

Publication

Sheet music

Composer	Robert Schumann	Instrumentation	Solo piano
Edition	G. Henle Verlag	Genre	Classical sheet music