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Clara Josephine Schumann ( [ˈklaːʁa ˈʃuːman]; née Wieck; 13 September 1819 – 20 May 1896) was a German pianist, composer, and piano teacher.
May 16, 2024 · Clara Schumann was a German pianist, composer, and wife of composer Robert Schumann. Encouraged by her father, she studied piano from the age of five and by 1835 had established a reputation throughout Europe as a child prodigy.
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Wieck (* 13. September 1819 in Leipzig; † 20. Mai 1896 in Frankfurt am Main) war eine deutsche Pianistin, Komponistin, Klavierpädagogin und Herausgeberin. Sie war von 1840 bis zu dessen Tod 1856 die Ehefrau Robert Schumanns. [2]
Aug 28, 2019 · Not that she has gone ignored. Indeed, Clara Schumann — whose 200th birthday arrives on Sept. 13 — was a celebrity pianist in her own time; the music she wrote is a recognized part of the...
- Maddy Shaw Roberts
- Piano Concerto in A minor. Clara Schumann was one of the most acclaimed pianists of her time and wrote exquisitely and extensively for the instrument. This beautiful piano concerto gives us more than a hint of her incredible pianism and musical imagination.
- Piano Trio in G minor. This gorgeous chamber composition for violin, piano and cello has been called a “masterpiece” among Clara Schumann’s works. She wrote it in the summer of 1846, during a traumatic period of her somewhat turbulent life.
- 6 Lieder, Op.13. After her marriage Clara turned, to some extent, away from writing for the piano, and towards lieder and choral works. These Sechs Lieder, or Six Songs, are a setting of the romantic poems of Herine, Geibel and Rckert.
- Variations on a theme by Robert Schumann. The Schumanns had a close relationship, emotionally and musically, and their works were frequently paired at concerts.
Learn about Clara Schumann, a German composer-pianist and wife to Robert Schumann. Explore her life, music and features on Classic FM, the UK's classical music radio station.
Sep 13, 2018 · Learn about Clara Schumann's life, work and legacy as a child prodigy, a love triangle, a breadwinner and a pioneer. Discover how she premiered Brahms' piano concertos and inspired a London festival in 2019.
