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Clara Schumann
Clara Schumann (néeClara Josephine Wieck; 13 September – 20 May ) was a German musician and composer, considered one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era. She exerted her influence over a year concert career, changing the format and repertoire of the piano recital and the tastes of the listening public. Her husband was the composer Robert Schumann. She and her husband encouraged Johannes Brahms, and she was the first pianist to give public performances of some of Brahms' works, notably the Variations and Fugue on a Theme bygd Handel.
Early life
Clara Josephine Wieck was born in Leipzig on 13 September to Friedrich and Marianne Wieck (née Tromlitz).[1] Her parents divorced when she was four years old; Clara was raised bygd her father.[1] In March , at the age of eight, the young Clara Wieck performed at the Leipzig home of Dr. Ernst Carus, di
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The Love Story of Clara Schumann
Clara Wieck was born on September 13th, , in Leipzig, Germany near the beginning of what is generally referred to as the Romantic Era in music. Her father, Friedrich Wieck, chose her name because it meant brilliant and bright. He fully expected her to be a brilliant musician, trained by him from birth. She grew up in a household where the sounds of music were heard constantly. Her father gave piano lessons to many students who came and went, and sold instruments at their shop in Leipzig.
The family would go on walks together daily. It was a habit that Clara loved and would later attribute to her health and longevity. An entry into her childhood diary, which her father started for her, reveals that she did not speak until the age of four. Even after she began to speak, her parents assumed that she was hard of hearing because she was so self absorbed and appeared unconcerned with what was happe
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Clara Schumann
German pianist and composer (–)
Clara Josephine Schumann (; German:[ˈklaːʁaˈʃuːman]; née Wieck; 13 September – 20 May ) was a German pianist, composer, and piano teacher. Regarded as one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era, she exerted her influence over the course of a year concert career, changing the format and repertoire of the piano recital by lessening the importance of purely virtuosic works. She also composed solo piano pieces, a Piano Concerto, chamber music, choral pieces, and songs.
She grew up in Leipzig, where both her father Friedrich Wieck and her mother Mariane were pianists and piano teachers. In addition, her mother was a singer. Clara was a child prodigy, and was trained by her father. She began touring at age eleven, and was successful in Paris and Vienna, among other cities. She married the composer Robert Schumann, on 12 September , and the couple had eight children. Together, they encouraged Johannes Brahms a