Schumann, 5 Pieces in Folk Style Op. 102 for Cello and Piano (Henle) violin_strings he played his first public

he played his first public performance

1733 Composition of a Lutheran mass (Kyrie and Gloria)

During the first years of its performance the work was received with mixed enthusiasm

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Schumann, 5 Pieces in Folk Style Op. 102 for Cello and Piano (Henle) violin_strings he played his first publicAlthough Schumann had learnt the cello for a while in his youth, he only began to compose for this instrument in later life. Apart from the cello concerto, only his Five Pieces op. 102 have survived as original works for the cello. Clara was delighted with them: These are pieces in folk style with such a freshness and originality that I was enchanted. The Neue Zeitschrift fr Musik wrote: These pieces are less apt for a virtuoso player than a well