Schumann: From Folk To Romance
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Wednesday and Thursday evenings saw the return of Steven Isserlis & Friends to Zankel Hall. Who’s Steven Isserlis? A British cellist. And who are his friends? This year, they were Jeremy Denk, the pianist, Paul Neubauer, the violist, and a superstar violinist: Joshua Bell. Last night, they played a mixed program, which is to say, a variety of composers. But Wednesday night, they played only one: Robert Schumann.
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