![]() ![]() ![]() It can be said that Schumann’s most characteristic work is introverted that recorded precise moments and their moods. At the same time, his complex personality reveals another side that is evident in the forthright approach and strongly rhythmic patterns of such works as the Toccata and the Piano Quintet.Ī music full of enigmas, musical quotations and veiled allusions is a Schumann hallmark. These characters found expression in his editorial writing in a publication co-founded by him, the Neue Zeitschrift fur Musik ( New Journal for Music). Schumann had a reputation for infusing his music with characters through motifs, as also references to works of literature. Some of his other well-known works include Carnaval, Symphonic Studies, Kreisleriana and the Fantasie in C. He composed four symphonies, one opera and other orchestral, choral, and chamber works. Critics state that what is defined as the ultimate goal of art, which is the harmonious fusion of music and poetry, was achieved by Schumann. Schumann possessed an extraordinary ability to translate profound and delicate states of the soul which is evidenced in works such as the song cycle Dichterliebe (A Poet's Love), and his brilliant collections of short piano pieces, including Phantasiestücke (Fantastic Pieces), Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood), and Waldszenen (Forest Scenes). Till the age of 40, Schumann wrote exclusively for the piano, and later composed piano and orchestral works. In fact, Clara would suppress her talents as a composer, prodding him to do great compositions and conceal her own contribution. And Schumann would call Clara, an accomplished pianist, the guardian angel of his genius. ![]() Clara described their marriage day as,’ the fairest and most momentous of my life’. Unfortunately, Wieck became his worst enemy later when Schumann fell in love with his daughter Clara, and both of them despite the father’s defiance, went on to marry each other after a sordid legal battle. His teacher assured him that he could become the finest pianist in Europe, but a hand injury ended this dream, which led to Schumann focussing his musical energies on composing. Since his widowed mother wanted him to take up a stable and profitable career, Schumann intended to study law, but later he sent home a letter stating, ‘I have…arrived at the conviction that with work, patience, and a good master, I shall be able within six years to challenge any pianist…Besides this, I also possess imagination, and perhaps aptitude, for individual creative work.’ Thereafter he went on to study piano intensively under German pianist, Friedrich Wieck. Like many geniuses, Robert Schumann had a relatively troubled life. In fact, his critical writing, which is as fantastic, subjective, and lyrical as his early music, represents a valuable document of the trend and period. Instead, he expressed his wide range of lyrical geniuses in songs and short pieces for piano. Schumann was ill at ease with larger musical forms like the symphony and the concerto. Each actor hand-synced at the piano while performing Schumann’s masterpiece in the movie.īorn in 1810 in Germany, Robert Schumann, whose works embody the idea of Romanticism in music was rated as an advanced composer of his times. Legendary actress, Katharine Hepburn and Paul Henreid, were portrayed in the 1947 Hollywood film “Song of Love” which embodied the enigmatic romance of composer couple Robert Schumann and Clara Schumann.
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