Klavierkonzert a-moll op. 7

Clara: Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 7 Breitkopf Urtext ed. by Janina Klassen This work by Clara Schumann first appeared on a recording; the edition needed more time, since the sources were subjected to a critical scrutiny. The result is a score that is unassailable in its scholarship, yet oriented for performance. Janina KlassenŽs engrossing preface also offers highly interesting insights intothe artistic exchanges in the Schumann household. In May 1994, Clara Schumann's Opus 7 has taken its due place in the phalanx of the musical world's "major piano concertos": for the first Clara Schumann Piano Competition, it appeared on the list of audition pieces for the final round alongside thetime-honored standard repertoire pieces. Our (first) edition for 2 pianos now gives Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto an equal chance among all the pieces being prepared for the competition.