page_title: Three Romances for Oboe and Piano (Schumann)
section_title: Publication and performance history
hierarchical_section_title: Three Romances for Oboe and Piano (Schumann) / Publication and performance history
context_page_description: The Three Romances for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94 is a composition by Robert Schumann, his only composition for oboe. It was composed in December 1849. The work consists of three short pieces in A-B-A form, and it was written during what was speculated to be one of Schumann's manic episodes.
  An average full performance lasts roughly 12 minutes.
context_section_description: On November 2, 1850, the pieces were first performed privately as a piano and violin piece with Clara Schumann on piano and François Schubert on violin. The pieces were first performed several years after Schumann's death, in 1863; the performances took place on January 24, and February 14 in the Gewandhaus, featuring Emilius Lund on oboe and Carl Reinecke on piano.
  The piece was dedicated to Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski. The original edition was published by N. Simrock. The date of the publication is unknown, but it is estimated to have been anywhere from December 1850 to February 1851. Nikolaus Simrock wrote a letter to Schumann on November 19, 1850, asking whether or not Schumann "would be in agreement if we were to print on the title page: 'for oboe and pianoforte' and on this with violin 'for violin and pianoforte' and on the third 'for clarinet and pianoforte', since it is not looked upon with favor when several instruments appear on the title page." However, Schumann denied the request, replying, "If I had originally written the work for violin or clarinet it would have become a completely different piece. I regret not being able to comply with your wishes, but I can do no other." Two copies of the original printing exist: Schumann's personal copy and Wasielewski's dedication copy (both either in museums or private collections).
  Disobeying Schumann's wishes, Simrock published alternate violin and oboe parts in the first edition. In her compilation of Robert's works post-mortem, Clara only included the violin transcription, possibly due to her only playing the piece with violinists. There have been several recordings of the piece, including a recent one along with other Schumann oboe works by Oboe Classics. The romances are now a standard part of the oboe repertoire and often considered the best piece of romantic repertoire for the oboe.
caption: Nikolaus Simrock, who initially published the piece.
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