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Pianist Jonathan Biss and members of the Elias String Quartet brought their Schumann: Under the Influence program to Carnegie Hall.

Listen Carnegie Hall Live: Jonathan Biss And The Elias String Quartet

April 2, 2013 – Hear one of today's finest young pianists and an English string quartet play Schumann and new music.

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Lisa Batiashvili plays the Stradivarius used to help birth Brahms' great Violin Concerto in D.

Read Music We Love Now: New Albums Of Bach, Beethoven And Brahms

March 19, 2013 – New albums of music by the "Three Bs" prove going back to basics has its advantages.

Robert Schumann may have been the first to infuse a yearning for music of the past in his own compositions.

Listen Schumann's Culture Of Musical Nostalgia

October 11, 2012 – The pianist asserts Robert Schumann was the first to imbue a longing for the past in his own music.

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Communication was not a strong suit for Robert and Clara Schumann. But music surely was.

Listen Jonathan Biss: Meet The Schumanns (And Their Cryptic Communications)

October 10, 2012 – The pianist performs Robert Schumann's music and decodes musical love notes to his wife Clara.

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Composer Robert Schumann has his share of critics. Pianist Jonathan Biss is out to prove them wrong.

Listen Jonathan Biss: Shooting Down The Schumann Detractors APM

October 9, 2012 – The acclaimed pianist performs and defends music by a misunderstood composer. APM

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Jonathan Biss plunges into Beethoven.

Watch Jonathan Biss Embraces Beethoven

June 29, 2012 – Join the formidable young pianist on his journey through the master's piano sonatas.

Jonathan Biss performs three Beethoven sonatas for an In Practice recording session.

Watch In Practice: Jonathan Biss

June 20, 2012 – A building demolition inadvertently helps the pianist discover the perfect practicing solution.

Vocal duets by Brahms took pianist Jonathan Biss by surprise.

Read Jonathan Biss Uncovers A Brahms Blind Spot

February 7, 2012 – The pianist thought he knew his Brahms, but then he heard something completely unfamiliar.

One of the great unknown Russian composers?: Tsar Alexander II of Russia, in a portrait from c. 1875.

Read Around The Classical Internet: December 23, 2011

December 23, 2011 – Newly rediscovered Russian aristocratic gems, Boston loses opera and piano-playing iPhones.

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Listen Jonathan Biss And A Schumann Treasure From The 1920s

October 20, 2010 – Pianist Jonathan Biss lets a classic recording from the 1920s make a case for Schumann.

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Read Classical 2009: Next Generation And Beyond WGUC

December 4, 2009 – This year's crop was strong for Russians, as well as a young generation of masterful musicians. WGUC

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