Robert Schumann's Sämmtliche Werke Symphonien für Pianoforte zu 4 Händen arrangirt von Theodor Kirchner. [Opp. 38, 44, 61, 97, and 120]. [Piano four-hand arrangements]

Leipzig: C. F. Peters [PN 7018], 1890. [i] (series title within ornate architectural border printed in sepia), 2-51 [Symphony I, Op. 38], 52-107 [Symphony II, Op. 61], 108-151 [Symphony III, Op. 97], 152-189 [Symphony IV, op. 120], [i] (thematic index) pp.

Bound with:
Robert Schumann's Sämmtliche Werke. Quintett [Op. 44) für Pianoforte zu 4 Händen arrangirt von Theodor Kirchner. Leipzig: C. F. Peters, [PN 7020], [ca. 1890]. [i] (series title), 2-45, [i] (blank pp.

With "J. [?]Villant" in manuscript to upper outer corners of several leaves. Occasional annotations in pencil.

Oblong folio. Half dark brown mottled calf with marbled boards, spine in compartments gilt with titling gilt, marbled endpapers.

Binding slightly worn; head of spine chipped. Occasional small stains; some minor soiling to blank margins. "While best remembered for his piano music and songs, and some of his symphonic and chamber works, Schumann made significant contributions to all the musical genres of his day and cultivated a number of new ones as well. His dual interest in music and literature led him to develop a historically informed music criticism and a compositional style deeply indebted to literary models. A leading exponent of musical Romanticism, he had a powerful impact on succeeding generations of European composers." John Daverio and Eric Sams in Grove Music Online.