May, Florence. 1841), Elise Schumann (b. [102], In 1954, Loretta Young portrayed her on The Loretta Young Show in Season 1, Episode 26: The Clara Schumann Story (first aired on 21 March 1954), in which she supports the composing career of her husband, played by George Nader, alongside Shelley Fabares and Carleton G. She died quickly and unexpectedly whilst on holiday, in the presence of her mother and all siblings, at the age of only 33. Clara was still only nine when she met Robert Schumann at the home of friends. She also composed solo piano pieces, a piano concerto (her Op. The court finally sanctioned the marriage on August 1 of that year, and the couple married on September 12, the day before the bride's 21st birthday. NY: Taplinger, 1983. Although these composers represent the standard repertoire today, in Schumann's era some were "modern," representing the avant-garde. [100], She was also instrumental in getting the works of Robert Schumann recognized, appreciated and added to the repertoire. [58] In 1891, their son Ferdinand died at the age of 41, leaving his children to her care. "Schumann, Clara (18191896) 1845); Emil (18461847); Ludwig (b. In July 1859, she went to London where she taught at the Metcalfe Institute of Music in Hendon (now incorporated into London) until the beginning of 1868. In early 1840, the lawsuit was still unsettled, and Clara was under great strain when she began a new series of concerts. An image of Clara Schumann from an 1835 lithograph by Andreas Staub was featured on the 100 Deutsche Mark banknote from 1989 to 2002. Schumann's children all assisted their mother, considering her "the greatest thing [they] possessed in all the world." When she heard that Liszt and Richard Wagner would be participating in a Beethoven centenary festival in Vienna in 1870, she refused to attend.[11]. When he performed, Liszt flailed his arms, tossed his head, and pursed his lips,[88] inspiring a Lisztomania across Europe which has been compared to the Beatlemania of female fans of The Beatles over a century later. When it was apparent that Robert was near death, she was finally admitted to see him. Clara was 35, Brahms 21, she famous, he rather more infamous. In July, she consulted a doctor, who having massaged the arm, advised her to practice for only one hour a day. In the last year of her life, she left several sketches for piano preludes, designed for piano students, as well as some published cadenzas for her performances of Beethoven and Mozart piano concertos. As her siblings she grew up in various boarding schools at different . Her own compositions include works for orchestra (among them a piano concerto), chamber music, songs, and many character pieces for solo piano. [63] Over 1,300 concert programs from her performances throughout Europe between 1831 through 1889 have been preserved. [47] Later that year she played Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto (with her own cadenzas) with Joachim conducting the same orchestra, again to great acclaim. Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. The daughter of a well-known singer in Leipzig, Clara took daily lessons in piano, violin, and music composition. Schumann's general education was limited to a few months in a primary school, with eight additional months at a larger institute. Encyclopedia.com. As a chamber musician, she often gave concerts with violinist Joachim. On 4 December 1845, she premiered Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto in Dresden. In March 1854, Brahms, Joachim, Albert Dietrich, and Julius Otto Grimm spent time with Clara Schumann, playing music for her and with her to divert her mind from the tragedy. He played a new violin concerto by Felix Mendelssohn, which is said to be wonderful. In 1854, Robert was hospitalized after attempting suicide, and he died in 1856 without regaining his mental health. Schumann famously rescued her children from violence during the May Uprising in Dresden in 1849. . She held Anton Bruckner's Seventh Symphony in very low esteem and wrote to Brahms, describing it as "a horrible piece". Clara Wieck (1835) . [11] Not only did her husband predecease her, but so did four of their children. B. Zerbini usually played on the same concert programs. Geburtstag der Pianistin und Komponistin", "Linds and Clrchens: Women Musicians and National Currency", "Review: Clara Schumann Three Romances for violin and piano, Op. But Robert, the musical public, and reviewers all took Clara's compositions seriously. Over time it became clear, however, that he was not well. Clara Josephine Wieck was born in Leipzig, Germany, on September 13, 1819, the oldest child in a musical family. Among her 68 known students who made a musical career were Natalia Janotha, Fanny Davies, Nanette Falk, Amina Goodwin, Carl Friedberg, Leonard Borwick, Ilona Eibenschtz, Adelina de Lara, Marie Olson and Mary Wurm. Clara Josephine Schumann ([klaa uman]; ne Wieck; 13 September 1819 - 20 May 1896) 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 61-year concert career, changing the format and repertoire of the piano recital by lessening the importance of purely virtuosic . She took a break from concert performances, beginning in January 1874, cancelling her usual England tour due to an arm injury. She wrote that musical "artists" in England "allow themselves to be treated as inferiors. She was married to the composer Robert Schumann, and the pair had seven young children. Clara Schumann (/ u m n /; ne Clara Josephine Wieck; 13 September 1819 - 20 May 1896) was a German musician and composer, considered one of the most distinguished composers and pianists of the Romantic era.She exerted her influence over a 61-year concert career, changing the format and repertoire of the piano recital, while also having composed a body of work including various . 20. "[15], Robert Schumann was a little more than nine years older than Wieck. [36] She was displeased with the little time spent on rehearsals: "They call it a rehearsal here if a piece is played through once." Wieck had definite ideas about the upbringing of female musicians, and he did not want his daughter performing the "feminine arts"; all his piano pupils were advised against sewing, knitting, or crocheting. A lasting friendship developed between Clara and Joseph, which for more than forty years never failed her in things great or small, never wavered in its loyalty. 211227. 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However, Marie was not as talented as Clara at all. Marriage Diaries of Robert and Clara Schumann. Lied and lied interpretation, Scientific articles, Schumann Journal 1-10, Appreciations in the Schumann Journal 1-10, Conference Reports (Schumann Journal 1-10), Reviews published in the Schumann Journal 1-10, 200th anniversary of Robert Schumanns birth in 2010, 200th anniversary of Clara Schumanns birth in 2019. They formed a beautiful musical business partnership until his untimely death. Part of her responsibility included earning money by giving concerts, though she continued to play throughout her life, not just for the income but because she was an artist by training and nature. In 1838 she was honoured by the Austrian court . B. indem sie Ihre Anmeldedaten speichern, die Videoleistung optimieren oder uns Informationen darber geben, wie unsere Website genutzt wird. Cite this article Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. 8195. Clara described Eugen Bargiel in July 1842, when he and Woldemar spent the holidays with the Schumanns, as sincere and good-natured; he was a merchant who then emigrated to Romania. On the suggestion of Robert Schumann and with the support of Felix Mendelssohn, he enrolled at the Leipzig Conservatoire in 1846 where he pursued his training with Moritz Hauptmann, Ignaz Moscheles, Julius Rietz, and Niels Wilhelm Gade until 1850. 2nd ed. "[47], She played her last public concert in Frankfurt on 12 March 1891. [34] She was the first to perform many of his works in public, including the Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, a solo piano work written by Brahms in 1861. She gave concerts and taught, and she did most of the work of organizing her own concert tours. Most online reference entries and articles do not have page numbers. [26], Over her career, Schumann gave over 238 concerts with Joachim in Germany and Britain, more than with any other artist. Kammervirtuosin), generally reserved for much older performers. Mr. Wieck was a piano teacher of high repute. . [12] She performed to sell-out crowds and laudatory critical reviews; Benedict Randhartinger, a friend of Franz Schubert, gave her an autographed copy of Schubert's Erlknig, inscribing it "To the celebrated artist, Clara Wieck. [101] Possibly the best-known film is Song of Love (1947) starring Katharine Hepburn as Clara, Paul Henreid as Robert, and Robert Walker as Brahms. The couple wrote and published one joint composition in 1841, setting a cycle of poems by Friedrich Rckert called Liebesfrhling (Spring of Love) in Zwlf Lieder auf F. Rckerts Liebesfrhling, her Op. Piatti, too, is always tremendously liked. But Wieck also believed in addressing the needs of the whole pupil, and saw to it that she took long daily walks in the fresh air. "[25] In May 1853, they heard Joachim play the solo part in Beethoven's Violin Concerto. [98][99], Schumann influenced pianists through her teaching, which emphasized expression and a singing tone, with technique subordinated to the intentions of the composer. Nauhaus, Gerd, ed. Robert meanwhile did not give up his suit, and met her in secret. On the recommendation of Clara Schumann, she lived at the Jagetzow manor near Jarmen as a companion to Mrs Rodbertus and piano teacher of her daughter Anna between the autumn of 1853 and the summer of 1858. [2] Clara's parents had irreconcilable differences, in part due to her father's unyielding nature. Like her father, Clara Schumann was an excellent teacher; she mothered her students and followed their careers with great interest. His first entry indicates that it should act as an autobiography of the family's personal lives, especially of the couple, and of their desires and accomplishments in the arts. She continued her training with her father but also began to teach herself, first her younger sister Ccilie, and at the beginning of 1847 also her niece Marie Schumann. Therefore, be sure to refer to those guidelines when editing your bibliography or works cited list. [51][75] She also edited 20 sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti, letters (Jugendbriefe) by her husband in 1885, and his piano works with fingering and other instructions (Fingersatz und Vortragsbezeichnungen) in 1886. Under these conditions, she played over 1,300 public programs in England and Europe throughout her long career. Schumann, Clara ], Wieck, Gustav Robert Anton (18231884), brotherFriedrich Wieck also cared relatively little about Gustav, since his primary focus was on training his daughter Clara so that she would become a virtuoso. During that tour, the violinist Niccol Paganini, who was also in Paris, offered to appear with her. That she was probably a little jealous of Clara can be gleaned from her memoirs Aus dem Kreise Wieck-Schumann [From the Circle of the Wiecks and the Schumanns].Wieck, Ccilie (18341893), half-sisterClaras second half-sister from the marriage of Friedrich Wieck and Clementine Fechner was mentally ill from the age of 16. She lived from 1819 - 1896. "[12] Chopin described her playing to Franz Liszt, who came to hear one of Wieck's concerts and subsequently praised her extravagantly in a letter that was published in the Parisian Revue et Gazette Musicale and later, in translation, in the Leipzig journal Neue Zeitschrift fr Musik.