Schumann (Master Musicians Series) by Eric Frederick Jensen

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By Eric Frederick Jensen

Robert Schumann is among the such a lot intriguing-and enigmatic-composers of the 19th century. terribly proficient in either track and literature, lots of his compositions have been encouraged by way of poetry and novels. for far of his lifestyles he used to be higher referred to as a track critic than as a composer. yet even if writing as critic or composer, what he produced used to be created via him as a mirrored image of his frequently turbulent existence. top recognized used to be the tempestuous courtship of his destiny spouse, the pianist Clara Wieck. although marriage and kin lifestyles appeared to supply a feeling of fidelity, he more and more skilled classes of melancholy and instability. Mounting feedback of his functionality as tune director at Dusseldorf resulted in his tried suicide in 1854. Schumann used to be voluntarily dedicated to an insane asylum close to Bonn the place, regardless of symptoms of development and dissatisfaction along with his therapy, he spent the ultimate years of his life.

Drawing on unique learn and newly released letters and journals from the time, writer Eric Frederick Jensen provides a balanced portrait of the composer with either scholarly authority and interesting readability. Biographical chapters trade with dialogue of Schumann's piano, chamber, choral, symphonic, and operatic works, demonstrating how the conditions of his existence assisted in shaping the song he wrote. Chronicling the romance of Robert and Clara, Jensen bargains a nuanced examine the evolution in their dating, person who replaced dramatically after marriage. He additionally follows Schumann's inventive musical feedback, which championed the burgeoning careers of Chopin, Liszt, and Brahms and challenged the musical tastes of Europe.

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