Carnaval, Op. 9, 'Amusing Scenes on Four Notes' Composed in 1835
Please note: I'm Japanese and still learning English, so I use AI for translations. Doing my best! Feel free to correct me if I make a mistake! 🙏
"I want to engrave everything about the one I love into music."
In 1834, 24-year-old Robert Schumann was deeply infatuated with his beloved, Ernestine. His feelings were so intense that he conceived a 'peculiar plan'.
The name of her hometown, 'ASCH'.
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