It is through him that a home page has been developed on the World Wide Web devoted to her. And it is he who led the way toward the realization of Sunday evening's Auer Hall concert featuring all 28 lieder composed by Clara Schumann. Not every voice was on an equal artistic footing. Nor was every Schumann song the equal of the others. And she seemed to spare no emotion in her settings.
Daydreams are soft.
Schumann expressed in extreme whatever feeling came her way musically, and yet, the extreme did not lead to excess. The melodic invention is rich. She also appeared able to create a climate in each song, an environment that nurture the message communicated. For this listener, who has heard some of the Clara Schumann lieder from time to time, Sunday's exposure to the whole set was a revelation. She deserves more attention than she normally gets from the world of music.