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Robert and Clara: The whirlwind love affair of Robert Alexander Schumann and Clara Josephine Wieck
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English - March 01, 2017 19:40 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsPerforming Arts Arts classical music education symphony orchestra national nac-cna cna-nac nac orchestra naco Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Robert Schumann[1] (8 June 1810 – 29 July 1856) was a German composer and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career as a virtuoso pianist. He had been assured by his teacher Friedrich Wieck that he could become the finest pianist in Europe, but a hand injury ended this dream. Schumann then focused his musical energies on composing.
In 1840, Schumann married Friedrich Wieck's daughter Clara, against the wishes of her father, following a long and acrimonious legal battle, which found in favor of Clara and Robert. Clara also composed music and had a considerable concert career as a pianist, the earnings from which, before her marriage, formed a substantial part of her father's fortune.