tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post114319444132315384..comments2009-05-02T07:21:32.844+01:00Pliablenoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-66428417072611345432009-05-02T04:22:00.000+01:002009-05-02T04:22:00.000+01:00Schumann's Zwickau Symphony (the 2 movements) is a hidden gem. I strongly recommend Gardiner's 4 CD survey of the Schumann symphonies and orchestral music. <br /><br />Joejfmurray3http://openid.aol.com/jfmurray3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-1149755253346391652006-06-08T09:27:33.346+01:002006-06-08T09:27:33.346+01:00This article was written shortly after we returned from Zwickau in March; in fact I had difficulty photographing the Robert and Clara Schumann billboard because of heavy snowstorms!<BR/><BR/>My knowledge of Robert Schumann is somewhat greater than my knowledge of football, and I didn't realise at the time of writing that Schumann's birthday would fall at the start of the football World Cup in Germany.<BR/><BR/>The economic legacy of the former East Germany, which I write about, means that only one World Cup venue (Leipzig) is in the old GDR. But let's hope the competition is a celebration of shared international values, rather than an expresion of historical national differences.Pliablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.com