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Schumann (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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Schumann (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Series: Master Musicians Series
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Robert Schumann is one of the most intriguing-and
enigmatic-composers of the nineteenth century. Extraordinarily
gifted in both music and literature, many of his compositions were
inspired by poetry and novels. For much of his life he was better
known as a music critic than as a composer. But whether writing as
critic or composer, what he produced was created by him as a
reflection of his often turbulent life. Best known was the
tempestuous courtship of his future wife, the pianist Clara Wieck.
Though marriage and family life seemed to provide a sense of
constancy, he increasingly experienced periods of depression and
instability. Mounting criticism of his performance as music
director at Dusseldorf led to his attempted suicide in 1854.
Schumann was voluntarily committed to an insane asylum near Bonn
where, despite indications of improvement and dissatisfaction with
his treatment, he spent the final two years of his life.
Drawing on original research and newly published letters and
journals from the time, author Eric Frederick Jensen presents a
balanced portrait of the composer with both scholarly authority and
engaging clarity. Biographical chapters alternate with discussion
of Schumann's piano, chamber, choral, symphonic, and operatic
works, demonstrating how the circumstances of his life helped shape
the music he wrote. Chronicling the romance of Robert and Clara,
Jensen offers a nuanced look at the evolution of their
relationship, one that changed dramatically after marriage. He also
follows Schumann's creative musical criticism, which championed the
burgeoning careers of Chopin, Liszt, and Brahms and challenged the
musical tastes of Europe.
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