Nicolas van Poucke plays Schumann's Davidsbündlertänze

Date & Time

Sun, Mar 30, 2025, 20:15

Venue

Het Concertgebouw, Recital Hall (Amsterdam)

Schumann's alter egos, Eusebius and Florestan, are well known and represent his dreamy, thoughtful side (Eusebius) and his impulsive, fiery side (Florestan). These characters are part of an imaginary group of friends, the Davidsbund, that Schumann had created in his head. In the Davidsbündlertänze these alter egos conduct a lively dialogue, in which the contrasts between them are beautifully expressed. So important were these characters to Schumann that he even attributed the composition to them; Schumann's own name does not... Read full text

Keywords: Chamber Music

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Musicians

Nicolas van Poucke

Piano

Program

Suite in E major	Georg Friedrich Händel
Sonata No. 23 in f minor, op. 57 'Appassionata'	Ludwig van Beethoven
Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6	Robert Schumann

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