Composers: Clara Schumann
Works: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Romances, Deuxieme Scherzo, Myrthen, Liederkreis, Piano Sonata in G Minor
Performers: Isata Kanneh-Mason p
Catalogue Number: Decca 4850020

One of the greatest pianists of her age, Clara Wieck was married to one of the greatest composers of her age – Robert Schumann. After he died in 1856, she became an indispensable mentor to Brahms. Her own work as a composer was curtailed by her pianism, her life as a mother to eight children and a husband whose health deteriorated over time, and after she reached her mid-30s she wrote very little. Thanks to increasing interest, we...