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Märchenbilder orFairy Tale Pictures, for Piano and Viola, Op. 113, was written byRobert Schumann in March 1851. The work is dedicated to the Germanviolinist andconductorWilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski. It consists of fourcharacter pieces and is an original composition featuring theviola from theRomantic period.
Schumann gives us few clues as to what creatures or events are depicted within each movement. His 1853 compositionMärchenerzählungen for clarinet, viola and piano also leaves the details to the imagination of the performers and the audience.
The autograph manuscript of the work was purchased in May 2014 by theLibrary of Congress, where it is currently preserved.
The fourth of these movements is based on a theme that resembles one introduced in the third movement ofBeethoven'sSymphony No. 9 (Op. 125). Whether this is coincidental is unconfirmed.
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