Robert Schumann

Evening Music | May 6, 2010

We hear Robert Schumann’s literary-inspired “Papillons," which the composer wrote after reading the novel Age of Indiscretion by Jean Paul Richter. Also, music from Claudio Monteverdi and Max Reger.


Also Featured Tonight:

Henryk Gorecki / String Quartet No. 1, "Already It Is Dusk"
Lou Harrison / Suite for Symphonic Strings
Veljo Tormis / Men's Songs: Selections
Emmanuel Chabrier / "Three Romantic Waltzes"
Lou Harrison / First Concerto for Flute and Percussion

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