Robert Schumann
Four Fugues
Op. 72

About Robert Schumann's Four Fugues

The four fugues were written in a critical stage of Schumann’s life, the quiet years during the mid-1840s. In 1845, his diaries state that as soon as he began to work he was seized with fits of shivering and an apprehension of death, which was exhibited in an abhorrence for high places, for all metal objects, and for drugs.
He also suffered perpetually from imagining that he had the note A5 sounding in his ears.

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Preview TitleKey Year Level
1. Fugue: Nicht schnell Op. 72 No. 1 in D Minor by Schumann piano sheet music AAB 1. Fugue: Nicht schnell 8 D Minor 1845 8+
2. Fugue: Sehr lebhaft Op. 72 No. 2 in D Minor by Schumann piano sheet music AAC 2. Fugue: Sehr lebhaft 8 D Minor 1845 8+
3. Fugue: Nicht schnell und sehr ausdrucksvoll Op. 72 No. 3 in F Minor by Schumann piano sheet music AAD 3. Fugue: Nicht schnell und sehr ausdrucksvoll 18 F Minor 1845 7
4. Fugue: Im mässigen tempo Op. 72 No. 4 in F Major by Schumann piano sheet music AAE 4. Fugue: Im mässigen tempo 17 F Major 1845 8

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