Romance Op.94 No. 2 - Oboe/Violin

An average full performance lasts roughly 12 minutes. The Romances were written in December , one of the most productive years of Schumann's entire career.

Three Romances for Oboe (or Violin) and Piano, Op.94

The three romances are marked in German: The three romances as a whole have been described as simple, relatively easy to play, and not virtuosic. However, they also require a good amount of breath control. All three romances are in "song form", or A-B-A. The first romance consists of a piano introductory phrase followed by the main theme played by the oboe. The piano has a layered accompaniment.

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After a faster-paced central section, the movement ends softly after returning to the main theme. The pieces were first performed several years after Schumann's death, in ; the performances took place on January 24, and February 14 in the Gewandhaus , featuring Emilius Lund on oboe and Carl Reinecke on piano. The piece was dedicated to Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski.

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The date of the publication is unknown, but it is estimated to have been anywhere from December to February I regret not being able to comply with your wishes, but I can do no other. In , Schumann composed a considerable amount of chamber music.

His works in this period included the:. These song-like works are not particularly virtuosic. They demonstrate that artistically-successful works do not need to be overly complex. The first piece "Not fast" is calm, with an expressive oboe theme and an inventive piano accompaniment. The second piece "Simply, heartfelt" is similar to the first one, but it features a relatively edgy middle section.

The third piece "Not fast" inverts the approach of the earlier ones not only by being more rhythmically active and starker, but also by providing a middle section that is reminiscent of the calmness of the first two pieces. This work followed Schumann's three string quartets and added the instrument he first knew best: The first movement "Brilliantly fast" begins quite fervently.

The second theme is then a conversation between the cello and the viola. The development is fragmentary and moves through many keys.

The second movement "March-like, a bit broadly" is something like a funeral dirge, but with the second theme providing some degree of hope. The middle section is an agitated torrent that is sometimes crass. After a return to the dirge-like march, the movement ends with a strange, unearthly chord. The third movement Scherzo "Really lively" returns to the aesthetic of the first movement and is unusual in having two trio sections.

The opening of the percussive fourth movement "Fast, but not too much" eventually gives way to a much more contrapuntal ending.

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The coda combines the main themes of the work's first movement and its fourth movement. In , Schumann followed his "Year of Song" with his first orchestral works.

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These included the Fantaisie in A minor for piano and orchestra that eventually became the opening movement of his piano concerto.