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Robert Schumann - Portrait

Michael Tregor (German Voice of Robert Schumann)
Sophie von Kessel (German Voice of Clara Schumann)
Joachim Höppner (German Narrator)

Commemorating the 155th anniversary of Robert Schumann’s death, this film, inspired by the book by Ernst Burger, reveals his human side through a chronicle of his life from 1828 to his death in 1856. While the music features prominently, Burger’s focus on his biography and personality truly brings him to life. Contemporary depictions are interspersed with excerpts from his music performed by Leonard Bernstein and the Vienna Philharmonic, Vladimir Ashkenazy, András Schiff, Zoltán Kocsis, Hermann Prey and Daniel Barenboim with Sergiu Celibidache and the Munich Philharmonic, among many others. Though ending on a note of sadness, we are left with profound gratitude for the genius who left us so many musical masterworks.

Repertoire

Part 1: Robert Schumann – „Im wunderschönen Monat Mai” (‘In the wonderful month of May’); Part 2: Robert Schumann – „Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt” (‘Whoever to solitude surrenders’)

Facts DVD

Item number
2066728
UPC number
880242667281
Region code
0
Picture format
NTSC 16:9
Sound format
PCM Stereo
Release
Total running time
110 mins
Booklet notes
English, French, German
No. of discs
1