German Romanticism includes selected works from some of the most important composers of the style, to whom—in terms of musical history—the Austrian Franz Schubert also belongs. Besides Carl Maria von Weber he represents the Early Romanticperiod, while Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Robert Schumann belong to the High Romantic era. Richard Wagner, Carl Reinecke and Johannes Brahms represent the later 19th century.
The enclosed CD provides a demonstration of each piece, followed by the piano accompaniment with which to play along.
