The Clara Schumann Channel
Dedicated to one of the most influential composers and pianists of the Romantic Era.
Category: composer
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“There is nothing greater than the joy of composing something oneself and then listening to it.” Clara Schumann’s diary, 1846 The most frequent question I get in my social media DMs comes from women who are confused by the quote, “A woman must not desire to compose,” written by Clara Wieck in 1839. It is…
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One of the most searched questions about Clara is… What are Clara Schumann’s best works? Because Clara was an epically self-critical composer, (famously so) she didn’t publish anything unless she knew it was good—damn good. Her standards were impossibly high, so it’s no exaggeration to say there’s greatness in all of Clara Schumann’s works. But…
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