{"product_id":"24195-schumann-clara-early-original-broadside-poster-for-1834-leipzig-performance","title":"Schumann, Clara. (1819–1896) Early Original Broadside Poster for 1834 Leipzig Performance","description":"\u003cp\u003eA very rare original broadside advertising a Saale des Gewandhauses (Leipzig) concert given by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrédéric Kummer and François Schubert, with an appearance by the 15-year-old \u003c\/span\u003eGerman pianist and composer, later wife of Robert Schumann and famous muse of Johannes Brahms. The program included works by Beethoven, Schubert and Kummer themselves, and Schumann performed Chopin's \u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eVariations on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLà ci darem la mano\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom Mozart’s opera\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon Juan\u003c\/i\u003e, Op.2. Central horizontal fold, left edge of sheet expertly repaired, overall in very fine condition. 10.3 x 16.5 inches; 26 x 41.5 cm. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eClara Wieck first played in the Leipzig Gewandhaus at the age of nine, and she made her formal solo début on 8 November 1830. Father and daughter departed in September 1831 and stopped in Weimar to play for Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Clara played twice at the Weimar court and a critic writes, “Even in her first piece, the artist who is still so young reaped thundering approval that mounted to enthusiasm in the works that followed. And indeed, the great skill, assurance, and strength with which she plays even the most difficult movements so easily, is highly remarkable. Even more remarkable is the spirit and feeling of her performance, one could scarcely wish for more.” In the year after the present appearance, Clara premiered her Piano Concerto in Leipzig with Mendelssohn conducting.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eFrédéric Kummer, one of the founders of the Dresden School of cello-playing, and François Schubert, composer of the delightful \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eL’Abeille\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(The Bee) and no relation to the more famous Viennese Franz Schubert, delighted audiences with their violin-cello duos. Superb instrumentalists and joint composers, they crafted virtuoso works full of brilliant effects based on popular operatic tunes of the day.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-xl-3 left\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bio-desk\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row track-info\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\" id=\"div-videoplaylist-full-placeholder\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-12\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ph-item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ph-col-12\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ph-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ph-col-12\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\" id=\"div-bio-blurb\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"div-bio-blurb-content\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ph-col-12\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-xl-9 right\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row pt20-mob\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-12\" id=\"div-bio-titlepersonname\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFriedrich August Kummer (1797-1879)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\" id=\"div-bio-blurb\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"div-bio-blurb-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrédéric Kummer (originally Friedrich August Kummer) was born on 5th August, 1797, in Meiningen, which from 1680 to 1920 was the capital of the Duchy of Saxe- Meiningen. A pupil of his father, a court oboist in Meiningen and Dresden (where the family moved when Kummer was very young), he later studied under Justus Johann Friedrich Dotzauer (1783-1860), one of the founders of what Lev Ginsburg called the Dresden School of celloplaying. He joined the Dresden electoral court orchestra in 1814 as an oboist and in 1817 transferred to the cello section. In 1852 he replaced his teacher as principal cellist and remained in this position until his retirement. Kummer toured in the 1820s and 1830s, giving recitals in Dresden, Leipzig, Berlin, Weimar, and further afield in Vienna, Prague, Milan, and Copenhagen. He was a member of a quartet that also featured François Schubert and Karol Lipiński; Kummer and Schubert often collaborated as a duo apart from the quartet, “enchanting audiences by their amazing sense of ensemble playing”. He was appointed a professor at the Dresden Conservatory at its founding in 1856 and counted many fine cellists as his students, including his two sons Ernst and Max, Bernhard Cossman, and Julius Goltermann. Kummer composed over 400 works, of which approximately 200 were published. Among these works are 200 entrʼactes written for the theatre, virtuoso works for cello, and pedagogical works. Kummerʼs\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVioloncello-Schule\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOp. 60\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(1839), or\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCello Method\u003c\/i\u003e, is still in print; other pedagogical works include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTen Melodic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStudies\u003c\/i\u003e, O\u003ci\u003ep. 57\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrand Etudes, Op. 44\u003c\/i\u003e. Kummer died in Dresden on 22nd August, 1879.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row pt20-mob\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-12\" id=\"div-bio-titlepersonname\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrançois Schubert (1808-1878)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\" id=\"div-bio-blurb\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"div-bio-blurb-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrançois Schubert (originally Franz Anton Schubert, sometimes called “the younger” to distinguish him from his father) was born on 22nd July, 1808 in Dresden, where he studied the violin with his father (also named Franz Anton Schubert) and Antonio Rolla (1798–1837), and then later in Paris with Charles Philippe Lafont (1781–1839), a pupil of Kreutzer and Rode. Sometimes confused with the much more famous Vienna Franz Schubert, he adopted ‘François’ while in Paris, where he also became a friend of Chopin. A song entitled\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMein Frieden\u003c\/i\u003e, probably written by François Schubert, actually appeared in the Vienna Schubert ’s catalogue. François Schubert returned to Dresden in 1833 and spent the remainder of his career there. In 1861 he assumed leadership of the Dresden orchestra, replacing Karol Lipiński. Among his compositions are works based on opera tunes, études for violin, and other works featuring the violin. His most famous work is a set of short pieces entitled\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBagatelles: 12 morceaux detachés\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003epour Violon avec Accompagnement de Piano\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOp. 13\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1856–1862). The ninth bagatelle is often anthologized in collections of short works for violin:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eL’Abeille\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDie Biene\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(The Bee).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62135908565151,"sku":"24195","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Schumann_ClaraBroadsidePosterLeipzigPerformance24195a.jpg?v=1746995951","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/24195-schumann-clara-early-original-broadside-poster-for-1834-leipzig-performance","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}