Robert Schumann

by Barbara Meier

Robert Schumann (1810-1856) was the quiet one, the tormented genius. A serious illness prevented him from becoming a pianist, but he fell in love with and in 1840 married Clara, the daughter of his teacher Friedrich Wieck against her father’s wishes. In 1843, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy appointed him lecturer in composition at the conservatory in Leipzig. A year later, the couple moved to Dresden. Then, in 1850, he became the Musical Director of the city of Düsseldorf. But his demons followed him wherever he went and he tried to kill himself by jumping into the Rhine four years later. He died two years later in a sanatorium.

Genres: Music

176 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Mateicee · Rating 1 out of 5]

Absolut furchtbar zu lesen, keine Empfehlung. Biografisches und Musikhistorisches wechselt sich im Fließtext ab und wird selten getrennt. Dann lieber die Monografie von Clara Schumann. Dazu kommt das der Herr absolut unausstehlich war.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sehr interessante Biographie, aber leider auch sehr Musiktheorielastig.