Symphonic studies (Schumann)
The symphonic Studies , written for the Piano, were composed by Robert Schumann in 1834.
They form a unit made up of 13 short parts not exceeding, for the majority and except for the Finale , one or two pages: initially the topic in C minor sharp, then eleven variations on this topic, which do each one call to particular technical difficulty (virtuosity of the right hand, repetition of the keys, displacements in octaves…), and finally the Final , a length much more important. One finds the mark of a concern there, even of a psychic imbalance which will affect Schumann throughout its life. The penultimate variation, from this point of view, is a disconcerting masterpiece, emblematic of this search of perpetual elsewhere expensive to the romantic ones.
The symphonic Études belong to works for piano only the most played of Schumann. They perfectly what is called illustrate “studies in the form of variations”.
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