About Schumann & markings... Returning to Schumann for two performances in June, I am again amazed by the rich and dense texture and most imaginative storytelling of the opening page of his concerto. In the 20th century, the concerto was often performed in a very slow tempo, labelling it melancholic, pensive, doubting. If you take the markings halfway seriously though, the tempo of 130 suggests something entirely different. His original tempo marking of 150, which was later corrected to 130 afte