Clara Schumann
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| - | '''Robert Alexander Schumann''' ([[June 8]], [[1810]] – [[July 29]], [[1856]]) was a German [[composer]] and [[pianist]] and the husband of [[Clara Schumann]]. He was one of the most famous [[Romantic music|Romantic]] composers of the [[nineteenth century]], as well as a famous [[music critic]]. An intellectual as well as an [[aesthete]], his music reflects the deeply personal nature of [[Romanticism]]. Introspective and often whimsical, his early music was an attempt to break with the tradition of [[classical music era|classical]] forms and structure which he thought too restrictive. Little understood in his lifetime, much of his music is now regarded as daringly original in [[harmony]], [[rhythm]] and [[form (music)|form]]. He stands in the front rank of [[German Romanticism|German Romantics]]. | + | |
| + | '''Clara Schumann''' (''[[Name at birth|née]]'' '''Clara Josephine Wieck'''; 13 September 1819 – 20 May 1896) was a [[German musician]] and composer, considered one of the most distinguished [[piano|pianists]] of the [[Romantic music|Romantic era]]. She exerted her influence over a 61-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]]. Together they encouraged [[Johannes Brahms]]. She was the first to perform publicly any work by Brahms. She later premiered some other pieces by Brahms, notably the ''[[Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel]]''. | ||
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Clara Schumann (née Clara Josephine Wieck; 13 September 1819 – 20 May 1896) was a German musician and composer, considered one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era. She exerted her influence over a 61-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. Together they encouraged Johannes Brahms. She was the first to perform publicly any work by Brahms. She later premiered some other pieces by Brahms, notably the Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel.
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