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New Light on Robert Schumann’s Bach Reception

This chapter considers how Robert Schumann responded to Bach’s organ chorales, as well as to his St. Matthew and St. John Passions, on the basis of newly unearthed archival materials. According to these documents, Schumann prepared an anthology of Bach’s organ chorales for his colleague Eduard Krüger, and he preferred the smaller dimensions and quicker pacing of the St. John Passion. Schumann’s wife Clara (the great pianist) also shared his enthusiasm for this work.