2nd Chamber Concert
Clara Schumann: Three Romances op. 22 for Violin and Piano / Robert Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 1 A Minor op. 105 / Johannes Brahms: Quintet in B Minor op. 115 for Clarinet and Strings
Alter Saal
An excellent soloist as source of inspiration: In late 1855, Clara Schumann confidently announces the Three Romances for Violin and Piano to the young violinist Joseph Joachim (1831-1907): »You can look forward with great pleasure to what is coming!« And that is how it would turn out: Numerous times, Clara Schumann and Joseph Joachim would successfully perform the Three Romances during their concerts – a success that still continues today.
Also inspired by Joseph Joachim: One year before they would move to Dusseldorf and within the space of a few days in September of 1851, Robert Schumann composes his Violin Sonata in A Minor. Lively and cantabile, the first movement’s main theme has ensured the sonata’s popularity until today.
For chamber music aficionados, Johannes Brahms’ Clarinet Quintet is part of the core repertoire. In 1891, Brahms had declared his retirement from composing. However, the clarinet player Richard Mühlfeld (1856-1907) inspired him to new creativity.