Schumann: the most beautiful piano music

Schumann's writing for the piano is amongst the greatest music ever written. Rich in romantic warmth and imagination, his piano pieces have a deeply felt lyrical beauty, originality, imagination, fantasy and eloquence of expression. Often autobiographical and highly personal in nature (much of Schumann's piano music was written for or dedicated to his beloved wife, Clara, a fine pianist and composer in her own right), his piano writing reveals the true breadth of his emotional life.