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Offline hodi

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Schumann's GHOST variations (as dictated by the ghosts of mendelssohn and schube
on: October 02, 2005, 02:21:40 AM
there is a story that in the end of his life, when schumann had increased schizophrenia, he heard the ghosts of mendelssohn and schubert dictating to him a musical piece: a theme with variations.

schumann completed he piece and it was titled "theme with variations in Eb Major"
or "ghost variations"

i have only the page of the theme. anyone got the full sheets for these variations? or recordings or anything?
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Re: Schumann's GHOST variations (as dictated by the ghosts of mendelssohn and schube
Reply #1 on: October 02, 2005, 07:06:56 AM

I just sent you a .pdf of this piece.

Cheers

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Re: Schumann's GHOST variations (as dictated by the ghosts of mendelssohn and schube
Reply #2 on: October 02, 2005, 12:01:25 PM
well i have this.
it's only the theme.
i'm looking for the complete variations.

anyone got them?
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Re: Schumann's GHOST variations (as dictated by the ghosts of mendelssohn and schube
Reply #3 on: October 02, 2005, 06:22:09 PM
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Re: Schumann's GHOST variations (as dictated by the ghosts of mendelssohn and schube
Reply #4 on: October 04, 2005, 02:56:41 AM
that's rather nice abd sort of depressing. Whose the penist by the way?
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Re: Schumann's GHOST variations (as dictated by the ghosts of mendelssohn and sc
Reply #5 on: October 04, 2005, 08:05:10 PM
I had never heard this story before, but find this piece quite enjoyable.
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Re: Schumann's GHOST variations (as dictated by the ghosts of mendelssohn and schube
Reply #6 on: October 04, 2005, 08:35:03 PM
Anyone interested in the works dictated by ghosts should look up Rosemary Brown.

Rather interesting if you like that kind of thing.
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Re: Schumann's GHOST variations (as dictated by the ghosts of mendelssohn and schube
Reply #7 on: October 06, 2005, 07:45:46 PM
Brahms Variations on a theme of Robert Schumann op. 23 for piano duet are based on the same theme.

Best wishes,
Bernhard.

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Re: Schumann's GHOST variations (as dictated by the ghosts of mendelssohn and schube
Reply #8 on: October 06, 2005, 07:47:12 PM
Rosemary Brown, yeah! I have a collection of her scores (bought in Oxfam for £ 0.50). She deserves a thread of her own. :D
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