Chopin/Schumann on the Bluff, Concert II: Quintet
PNC Recital Hall 408 Magee St., Pittsburgh, PASchumann created his piano quintet as a gift for his wife, the great pianist Clara Schumann (née Wieck), and his conception of the piano and the string quartet as equal, yet opposing bodies, set the stage for the great quintets of Brahms, Dvořák, and Franck to come. Its brilliance, freshness, and inspiration have never faded with familiarity, […]