"Schumann’s writing for the piano is very orchestral, and sometimes does not lie so easily under the hands. But it is still very well written for the piano and the technique he demands perhaps suits me better than Chopin’s."
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Composers from GermanyJournalists from GermanyMusic criticsPianists from GermanyConductors from Germany
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Angela Hewitt, "Famous Pianists on Frédéric Chopin and Robert Schumann" (2010) by G. Henle Verlag
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