Schumann Journal

The journal, which focuses on its namesakes Robert and Clara Schumann, was first published in 2012 with a foreword by the then Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Minister of State for Culture Bernd Neumann. His welcoming address in Journal 1 underlined his interest in and the importance that he and Federal Government Commissioner’s Music Department attach to the Schumann Network.

The Schumann Journal takes an international approach, taking into account Schumann activities worldwide. The target audience is not musicologists, but artists, Schumann enthusiasts and interested lay people who wish to be well informed and inspired. It reviews audio and video recordings, sheet music editions, books and films in a lavish selection, each with a short summary in English. Until the publication of Journal no. 10 – nos. 1 to 10 were also published in print – it went without saying that a review and preview of upcoming outstanding events relating to Robert and Clara Schumann – music festivals, premieres, music competitions, conferences and conventions, award ceremonies, etc. – was also included. With the switch to an exclusively digital format for the Schumann Journal from issue 11 onwards, which can be accessed worldwide via the special Schumann Journal page on the Schumann Portal, corresponding links provide access to reviews and previews.

The original contributions to the Schumann Journal are of general interest and are published in the author's language with an English translation or at least a detailed summary in English.

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