Robert Schumann: Nachtstücke, Op. 23

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Robert Schumann: Nachtstücke, Op. 23 is a four-piece piano cycle from the Romantic era, notable for its nocturnal, often somber character and its close association with Schumann’s personal life and relationship with Clara Schumann.

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Robert Schumann: Nachtstücke, Op. 23 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf piano cycle ⓘ
solo piano work ⓘ
associatedWith Clara Schumann ⓘ
Schumann’s personal crisis in 1839 ⓘ
catalogueStatus part of Schumann’s early piano cycles ⓘ
character nocturnal ⓘ
somber ⓘ
composer Robert Schumann ⓘ
dedicatedTo Anna Robena Laidlaw ⓘ
dedicationNote Dedicated to the Scottish pianist Anna Robena Laidlaw ⓘ
linked to: Anna Robena Laidlaw
firstPieceKey F major ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1839 ⓘ
fourthPieceKey F major ⓘ
genre Romantic piano music ⓘ
hasPart Nachtstück No. 1 in F major, Op. 23 ⓘ
Nachtstück No. 2 in C major, Op. 23 ⓘ
Nachtstück No. 3 in F major, Op. 23 ⓘ
Nachtstück No. 4 in F major, Op. 23 ⓘ
historicalContext composed during Schumann’s separation from Clara Wieck ⓘ
influencedBy E. T. A. Hoffmann’s tales ⓘ
inspiredBy Schumann’s anxiety over his brother’s illness and death ⓘ
instrumentation solo piano ⓘ
languageOfTitle German ⓘ
moodAssociation dream-like atmosphere ⓘ
funeral imagery ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
notableInterpretiveTradition often performed as a complete cycle ⓘ
numberOfPieces 4 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 23 ⓘ
performancePractice frequently included in Romantic piano recital repertoire ⓘ
period Romantic era ⓘ
placeOfComposition Vienna ⓘ
publisher Breitkopf & Härtel ⓘ
relatedWorkByComposer Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 ⓘ
Kinderszenen, Op. 15 ⓘ
Kreisleriana, Op. 16 ⓘ
secondPieceKey C major ⓘ
style character pieces ⓘ
thematicFocus inner psychological states ⓘ
night and death ⓘ
thirdPieceKey F major ⓘ
titleTranslation Night Pieces ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 20 minutes ⓘ
workNumberInComposerOutput early middle-period piano work ⓘ
yearComposed 1839 ⓘ

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Clara Schumann → dedicateeOf → Robert Schumann: Nachtstücke, Op. 23 ⓘ