Having moved to Düsseldorf in 1853, Clara Schumann produced several works, including the three romances.

This included playing them before King George V of Hanover, who "declared them a 'marvellous, heavenly pleasure.

'"[2] A critic for Neue Berliner Musikzeitungpraised them, declaring: "All three pieces display an individual character conceived in a truly sincere manner and written in a delicate and fragrant hand.

"[3] Stephen Pettitt for The Times, wrote: "Lush and poignant, they make one regret that Clara's career as a composer became subordinate to her husband's.

[7] The last movement is similar in structure to the first and approximately the same length in time as the first two, featuring long idiomatic melodies with intricate piano accompaniment.