presented under the distinguished patronage of the President of the Republic of Malta 

BRITT AREND Harp
GIUSEPPE RECCHIA Clarinet 

Robert Schumann Three Romances, for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94
Robert Schumann The Chestnut Tree, Lied for voice and piano, Op. 25, No.  3
Robert Schumann Träumerei, from Kinderszenen for piano, Op. 15 

Robert Schuman is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic Era. The Three Romances were a Christmas gift to his wife Clara in 1849, one of the most productive years of his entire career.  

The lied Der Nussbaum (The Chestnut Tree), on a poem by Mosen, is part of the song cycle Myrthen given by the composer to his bride on their wedding day. Träumerei (Dream), from the Kinderszenen composed for piano in 1838, is one of Schumann’s most famous compositions, and the epitome of romanticism in music.