The Clara Schumann Channel
Dedicated to one of the most influential composers and pianists of the Romantic Era.
Category: career
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Why is Clara Schumann important? Clara Schumann helped define classical music as we know it. For those who squirm – how could that possibly be true? A woman with power? In the 19th century? It’s true. Clara Schumann curated an era. She shaped the tastes of the public that live on today. The traditions which…
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Clara Wieck was intended from the cradle to be the Paganini of the piano. Before she was old enough to sit at the piano, she listened to piano lessons and her mother practicing arias and piano concertos for performances every day. As a late speaker, she took lessons for almost two years before she could…
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(Originally published in The Schubertian, October 2021) It’s easy to overlook how important Franz Schubert’s music was in the life and career of Clara Schumann. She’s most famous for championing the works of Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms, and for being the first to cement Beethoven, Bach, Mendelssohn, and Chopin in the piano recital repertoire.…
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