Today in 1839, German composer and pianist Robert Schumann received a letter informing him that his brother Eduard was deathly ill. At the time he was at work on a set of piano pieces that he had tentatively titled “Corpse Fantasia.” Under the advice of his wife Clara, he changed the name to Nachtstüke, or “Night Pieces.” On today's "A Classical Day in the Life" we illuminate the work, movement by movement.
