More years ago than I care to mention I began an exploration of the song cycles of Robert Schumann with my long-time friend and collaborative pianist George Mann. We've been able to perform
Dichterliebe a number of times,
Liederkreis Op. 39 several times and
Myrten two or three times. Yesterday we finally got around to adding
Frauenliebe und -Leben to the list. George remains as always, but over these many years I've developed a standard wobble for my age. Even in spite of my deficiency, ...
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