It’s time to delve into the tale of Clara Schumann, the phenomenally gifted composer who was, in many ways, The Greatest Schumann. Each episode is also accompanied by a playlist in Apple Music – you can find those here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/curator/classic-fm/1211395150

Clara Schumann: Three Romances – Jennifer Pike and Tom Poster (Chandos)

Beethoven: Für Elise – Ji Liu (Classic FM)

Robert Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat – Alexander Melnikov/Jerusalem Quarete (Harmonia Mundi)

Brahms: Piano Sonata in F minor – Stephen Hough (Hyperion)

Chopin: Nocture Op.9, No.2 – Ji Liu (Classic FM)

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn – Georg Solti/Murray Perahia

Clara Schumann: Scherzo in D minor, Op.10 – Konstanze Eickhorst