In she and Schumann became engaged, with boisterous objections from her father. Clara seems to have broken from her father's influence when she toured Paris alone in The break was made complete the following year when she married Robert Schumann.
They would have eight children, and Clara would slowly watch her sensitive husband lose his sanity. The couple at first lived in Leipzig, where both taught at the University.
Clara did not write much in the early years of her marriage, though she did complete the Six Lieder, Op. In , Robert Schumann suffered a mental collapse and attempted suicide, after which he was committed to an asylum where he lived for the rest of his life.
He passed away in Johannes Brahms , who had been introduced to the Schumanns in through the violin virtuoso Joseph Joachim , became an increasingly important figure in Clara's life. To this day, their exact relationship is unclear, but it is difficult to refute claims they had an affair. Brahms was 14 years Clara's junior, and possibly felt their age difference too great an obstacle for marriage.
Clara composed little in the years following Robert 's death, even after her children were grown. She continued to play not only for the financial stability, but because she wished not to be forgotten as a pianist. She had grown up performing and desired to continue performing. Robert Schumann , while admiring her talent, wanted a traditional wife to bear children and make a happy home, which in his eyes and the eyes of society were in direct conflict with the life of a performer.
Furthermore, while she loved touring, Robert Schumann hated it and preferred to sit at the piano and compose. From the time of her husband's death she devoted herself principally to the interpretation of her husband's works. But when she first visited England in , the critics received Robert Schumann 's music with a chorus of disapproval. She returned to London in and continued her visits annually, with the exception of four seasons, until She also appeared there each year from to In she was appointed teacher of the piano at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt am Main, a post she held until , and in which she contributed greatly to the improvement of modern piano playing technique.
Clara Schumann played her last public concert in Eine Biographie. Deutsch von Irmgard Andrae. Reinbeck bei Hamburg: Rowohlt, Wunderlich.
Weissweiler, Eva. Clara Schumann: Eine Biographie. Hamburg: Hoffman und Campe. On our webiste we make use of cookies. Some of which are essential while others help us to improve our services and generate revenue to cover our costs. You may change these settings at any given time by clicking the 'cookie-settings'-link located at the footer of the website. Further information can be found in our privacy policy. Below there is an overview of all cookies used on this website. You may allow or decline any category.
By clicking on 'Details' you can show more detailed information about each cookie. Clara Schumann. In spite of his appreciation of her desire to perform and her need to practice, he asserted his own need to compose as a necessary priority that could not be changed:. But her amazing pace also stemmed from her own need to perform and receive the applause of an adoring public — from an early age the equivalent of love for her. Moreover, Clara Schumann found it hard to remain tied down in one place; even when not on concert tour she travelled, changing residences several times.
She resettled the family in Berlin in , bought a vacation home in Baden-Baden in and returned to Berlin in Finally, in , she accepted a position in Frankfurt on the faculty of the Hoch Conservatory. Other languages. Rathenau Essential cookies Essential cookies enable basic functions and are necessary for the website to function properly. IP addresses are only processed in anonymous form. YouTube videos Some videos on our website include YouTube videos. Had she composed more, Clara Schumann might well have risen to the artistic heights of her composer husband, who often encouraged her.
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