Adagio and Allegro for Horn and Piano

The Adagio and Allegro () in A major, Op. 70, is a chamber work for piano and horn (optionally cello, double bass, viola or violin) by Robert Schumann, written in February 1849. Schumann planned alternative editions before it was printed in which the horn or cello or violin could be replaced. The title was initially intended to be "Romance and Allegro". Schumann then decided on "Adagio and Allegro".

Shortly after this work was completed, Clara Schumann commented that it was "just the sort of piece that I like, brilliant, fresh and passionate."Humphries, John "The Early Horn" (Cambridge University Press, 2000)

Recordings Below are incomplete lists of recordings on both period and modern instruments.

Recordings on period instruments YearPerformerInstrumentPiano accompanistAlbum titleLabelNotes2004Lisa Marie LandgrafViolinTobias KochRobert Schumann: Complete Works for Violin and PianoforteGenuin2008Luc BergéHornJan MichielsO, du schöner HörnerklangFuga Libera2011Thomas HauschildHornTobias KochMusikalische MorgenunterhaltungRaumklangAllegro only2011France SpringuelCelloJan VermeulenSchumann: Works for Cello and PianoEtcetera Records2012Gudrun SchaumannViolinWolfgang BrunnerThe Circle of Robert Schumann, Vol. 2Capriccio2016Alec Frank-GemmillHornAlasdair BeatsonA Noble and Melancholy Instrument: Music for Horn and PianoBIS Records2017Alexander RudinCelloAapo HäkkinenSchumann: Fantasies and Fairy Tales - Chamber WorksNaxos2019Steinar Granmo NilsenHornKristin FossheimThe Horn in Romanticism2L2020Renée AllenHornZvi MenikerSalonmusik für Waldhorn, Vol. 1Arcantus

Recordings on modern instruments YearPerformerInstrumentPiano accompanistLabel1981Mstislav RostropovichCelloMartha ArgerichDeutsche Grammophon1988Yo-Yo MaCelloEmanuel AxSony Classical1992József KissOboeJenő JandóNaxos1995Douglas BoydOboeMaria João PiresDeutsche Grammophon1996Ádám FriedrichHornSándor FalvaiHungaroton1996Truls MørkCelloLeif Ove AndsnesSimax1997Paul van ZelmHornLeo van DoeselaarEtcetera1998David PyattHornMartin JonesErato2004Wolfgang TomboeckVienna hornMadoka InuiNaxos2006Radek BaborákHornKazune ShimizuCryston (Octavia Records)2011Karine GeorgianCelloJan Willem NellekeNaxos2013Felix KlieserHornChristof KeymerBerlin Classics2014David AlonsoHornHélène TysmanIndésens2016Rob van de LaarHornThomas BeijerChallenge Classics2016Daniel Müller-SchottCelloRobert KulekOrfeo2019Gautier CapuçonCelloMartha ArgerichErato2019Richard WatkinsHornJulius DrakeSignum Records2021Philip DukesViolaPeter DonohoeChandos2023Louis-Philippe MarsolaisHornDavid JalbertATMA Classique

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