Schumann, Robert : Papillons Op.2
Work Overview
Composition Year：1829
Publication Year：1831
First Publisher：Kistner
Instrumentation：Piano Solo
Genre：pieces
Total Playing Time：14 min 40 sec
Copyright：Public Domain
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Author : Wada, Mayuko
Last Updated: June 1, 2007
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Author : Wada, Mayuko
Schumann had a strong interest in literature from childhood. Among these, he greatly admired the German fantastic poet Jean Paul Richter, and "Papillons" is a work inspired by his novel Flegeljahre. Incidentally, the title "Papillons" frequently appears in Jean Paul's literature as a symbol of romantic poetic ideals.
In a letter to his family, Schumann noted that Papillons was a piece attempting to depict in sound the masked ball at the end of this novel.
Twin brothers with contrasting personalities, the dreamer Walt and the passionate Vult, fall in love with the same woman. The story progresses as, on the night of a masked ball, the two try to discern whom she will choose.
The piece is a suite of 12 short movements, some of which incorporate earlier pieces he had composed. It is a work brimming with poetic sentiment.
Author : Kamiyama, Noriko
Last Updated: March 12, 2018
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