ôIn the evening we played RobertÆs E-flat major Quartet for the first time à and I was once again truly delighted at this beautiful and so youthful workö, enthused Clara Schumann in 1842. In preparation for this work Schumann had studied string quartets by the Viennese Classical composers. This is why all of the parts in the quartet are treated equally, forming a splendid ensemble. Our edition has an extensive critical commentary on account of the difficult source situation. The fold-out page in the cello part was designed with music practice in mind. The piano quartet and the piano quintet op. 44, referred to as ôsister worksö, were both composed in SchumannÆs ôchamber music yearö. For this reason we are publishing them both in the 2006 ôSchumann Yearö.
Schumann: Piano Quartet E flat major op. 47