Clara Schumann: 3 Romances, Op. 11 No. 1

When I first played through this first of the Op. 11 Romances by Clara Schumann, I was sure they were a nod to the Intermezzi of Brahms.
But it's impossible. She composed Op. 11 in 1838-39. At that point, all Brahms had written (that we know of) for solo piano were concerto cadenzas, exercises, a canon on a theme of Robert Schumann, and some short pieces based on opera themes. It would be another 15 years before C. Schumann & Brahms would even meet, and 40 years before he'd write Op. 76, his first significant collection of short forms for piano including intermezzi.
3 Romances, Op. 11
No. 1 Andante
by Clara Schumann
played by Claire Black, piano
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[@jimoe]

Thankyou

So beautiful

[@MellowVibesPiano]

What a beautiful piece of music. Thanks for bringing it to us! Love that inner voice throughout the 2nd section especially.

[@pianistclaireblack]

🩶💛❤️ There's a lot going on throughout! It was a good voicing challenge for me.