In 1832, Clara began a seven-month performance tour that included a lengthy stay in Paris. Clara Josephine Schumann ([klaa uman]; ne Wieck; 13 September 1819 - 20 May 1896) was a German pianist, composer, and piano teacher.Regarded as one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era, she exerted her influence over the course of a 61-year concert career, changing the format and repertoire of the piano recital by lessening the importance of purely virtuosic . In describing the works of the opposing school, Clara Schumann was particularly scathing of Wagner, writing of his Tannhuser, that he "wears himself out in atrocities", describing Lohengrin as "horrible", and referring to Tristan und Isolde as "the most repugnant thing I have ever seen or heard in all my life". Big sister to superstar cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, 22-year-old Isata is a postgraduate student at The Royal Academy of Music, where 4 of the Kanneh-Mason siblings are currently studying! Lied and lied interpretation, Scientific articles, Schumann Journal 1-10, Appreciations in the Schumann Journal 1-10, Conference Reports (Schumann Journal 1-10), Reviews published in the Schumann Journal 1-10, 200th anniversary of Robert Schumanns birth in 2010, 200th anniversary of Clara Schumanns birth in 2019. "Schumann, Clara (18191896) [43], Schumann still performed actively in the 1870s and 1880s. Marie and Elise took over many household and musical tasks; Julie married at 23 and died of tuberculosis at 27, but Elise did not leave home for marriage until she was 34, and Eugenie remained until 40. Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. As it was customary to play one's own compositions, she included at least one of her own works in every program, such as Variations on a Theme by Bellini (Op. Clara Schumann, ne Wieck, was born in Leipzig on 13 September 1819 and shot to fame as a child prodigy, performing in Paris . A serious eye disease sharply curtailed her tireless work in her last years and led to blindness shortly before her death. The burden of family duties increased over time and narrowed her ability as an artist. Daughter of Robert Schumann and Clara Josephine Schumann Wife of Vittorio Amadeo Radicati di Marmorito Mother of Eduardo Radicati di Marmorito and Roberto Radicati di Marmorito Sister of Maria Schumann; . ), German pianist, composer, and wife of composer Robert Schumann. Several of the proponents and signers of the manifesto, including Joachim, relented and joined the "other side". As a flourishing composer's wife, she was limited in her own explorations. In 1837, when she was 18, he proposed to her and she accepted. [97] She was one of the first pianists to perform from memory, making it the standard for concerts. After Clara Schumann moved to Baden-Baden as her main residence in 1863, Ludwig attended the grammar school in Karlsruhe as a guest student. On the recommendation of Clara Schumann, she lived at the Jagetzow manor near Jarmen as a companion to Mrs Rodbertus and piano teacher of her daughter Anna between the autumn of 1853 and the summer of 1858. She started receiving basic piano instruction from her mother at the age of four. About two years later, in October 1830, he moved into the Wieck household as a boarder, and saw Clara daily. September brings the 200th birthday of a composer whose name is familiar, but whose creative legacy deserves far greater recognition. Four months after her . Her father Friedrich Wieck supported the family through teaching music, operating a musical lending library, and handling the rental, sales and repair of pianos; her mother Marianne Tromlitz was a singer who performed frequently in the Leipzig Gewandhaus, and had also grown up in a musical family. Marriage Diaries of Robert and Clara Schumann. Dresden, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. [1] Her mother was a famous singer in Leipzig who performed weekly piano and soprano solos at the Gewandhaus. Now my request is that you should do the same, so that we may see and meet each other in spirit. "[70] Her husband also expressed concern about the effect on her composing output: Clara has composed a series of small pieces, which show a musical and tender ingenuity such as she has never attained before. Despite these infirmities, she continued to perform; her last public appearance would be in March 1891. [38], In OctoberNovember 1857, Schumann and Joachim went on a recital tour to Dresden and Leipzig. [94] Wagner had poked fun at the musical conservatives in an essay, portraying them as "a musical temperance society" awaiting a Messiah. [49] Her fame attracted students from abroad, including Britain and the United States. Subsequently, Friedrich Wieck took her on shorter concert tours to Thuringia (Eisenach, Weimar) and Hesse (Kassel). ")[6][7] Her musical studies came largely at the expense of her broader general education, although she still studied religion and languages under her father's control of the family. The New Philharmonic Society began operating in 1852 with Dr. Wylde as co-founder: Some printed programs have been preserved in Arts & Humanities Research Council, Clara Schumann: Piano Trio in G minor, played by Galos Piano Trio at St. Martin in the Fields on 26 May 2015, Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, her own piano versions of his orchestral works, Vol. Romantic Visions of a Classical Masterpiece. By 1833, when Clara was 14, she knew she was in love with him. When she was 15, Robert was briefly engaged to another of Wieck's pupils, Ernestine von Fricken , but this relationship was soon broken off. A lasting friendship developed between Clara and Joseph, which for more than forty years never failed her in things great or small, never wavered in its loyalty. She took a break from concert performances, beginning in January 1874, cancelling her usual England tour due to an arm injury. The Weimar school promoted the idea of program music,[85] while both the Schumanns and Brahms of the Leipzig/Berlin school were strict in their stance that music must and can only be absolute music,[86] a term derisively coined by Wagner. by Peter Ostwald. [12] Franz Grillparzer, Austria's leading dramatic poet, wrote a poem entitled "Clara Wieck and Beethoven" after hearing her perform Beethoven's Appassionata sonata during one of these recitals. Despite this slow start, she proved to be an intelligent child, and Wieck, a brilliant, creative teacher whose methods continue to hold interest for piano pedagogues, wanted to use her musical gifts to validate his pedagogical approach. 1849), Eugenie Schumann (b. As she grew older, she became more preoccupied with other responsibilities in life and found it hard to compose regularly, writing, "I once believed that I possessed creative talent, but I have given up this idea; a woman must not desire to compose there has never yet been one able to do it. Rising pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason illuminates the world of her musical heroine, Clara Schumann, in her 200th anniversary year. Four months after her youngest brother's birth in January 1824, her mother requested a legal separation. He received music lessons from an early age and then became a pupil of Siegfried Wilhelm Dehn in Berlin. On the other hand, for more than a year, Clara . Another of her students, Carl Friedberg, carried the tradition to the Juilliard School in America, where his students included Nina Simone, Malcolm Frager and Bruce Hungerford. There were also times, however, when she performed with some of Europe's great orchestras, and she also enjoyed playing with chamber groups and for sonata and lieder recitals. Robert meanwhile did not give up his suit, and met her in secret. Schumann's general education was limited to a few months in a primary school, with eight additional months at a larger institute. Mariana also visited Clara with her daughters Clementine and Ccilie in Baden-Baden in the 1860s.On 15th August 1895, Clara wrote in her diary: [Departure of Ccilie and Laura [Peters] we will miss them a lot. NY: Taplinger, 1983. 17 (1846) and Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. Famous German concert pianist, composer and music teacher, wife of the composer Robert Schumann, whose innovations in performance during a 60-year career helped to shape the standard modern-day piano repertory. Clara Josephine Wieck was born in Leipzig, Germany, on September 13, 1819, the oldest child in a musical family. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. In a marriage which combined two careers with so many children, it was inevitable that some conflicts would arise. [73], For the next 43 years of her life, she only composed piano transcriptions of works by her husband and Brahms, including 41 transcriptions of Robert Schumann's lieder (commissioned by a publisher in 1872), and a short piano duet commissioned for a friend's wedding anniversary in 1879. Clara Schumann, ne Clara Josephine Wieck, (born Sept. 13, 1819, Leipzig, Saxony [Germany]died May 20, 1896, Frankfurt am Main, Ger. 8195. Leonard Borwick, Nathalie Janotha , Ilona Eibenschtz , and Adelina de Lara. Schumann's children all assisted their mother, considering her "the greatest thing [they] possessed in all the world." B. Zerbini usually played on the same concert programs. 3: Clara Schumann und ihre Freunde 18561896, "Schumann [ne Wieck], Clara (Josephine)", "Erinnerungen an Clara Schumann: Alleinstehend, berufsttig, kinderreich", "Suffering for Her Art: The Chronic Pain Syndrome of Pianist Clara Wieck-Schumann", "Clara Schumann's collection of playbills: A historiometric analysis of life-span development, mobility, and repertoire canonization", "Dr. Hoch's Konservatorium seit Januar Musikakademie / Bericht vom Festakt zur Verleihung des Status einer Akademie", "When a Friendship Is More Than Friendship: The Tender Letters of Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms", "Pianistin Clara Schumann: Klavierstunde bei der eisernen Meisterin", "Bittersweet symphonies / Brahms's affair with Clara Schumann was a sizzling mess that left his life in chaos and filled his music with yearning", "Clara Schumann und die Berliner Philharmoniker, Zum 200. Robert and Clara decided to go to court and sue him. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps, Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Bargiel, Ernst Amadeus Theodor Eugen (1830 Berlin 1907 Bucharest), half-brother. 1841); Elise (b. In her early career, before her marriage, she played the customary bravura pieces designed to showcase the artist's technique, often in the form of arrangements or variations on popular themes from operas, written by virtuosos such as Thalberg, Herz, or Henselt. Clara was a child prodigy, and was trained by her father. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Her father was a piano teacher and taught Clara to play piano. Two sisters, Louisa and Susanna Pyne, singers and managers of an opera company in England, and a man named Saunders, made all the arrangements. Woldemar Bargiel was very introverted and forgotten as a composer still during his lifetime. Over time it became clear, however, that he was not well. [70], Schumann was the authoritative editor, aided by Brahms and others, of her husband's works for the publishing firm of Breitkopf & Hrtel. Isata Kanneh-Mason | Clara Schumann's Scherzo No.2 in C Minor | Classic FM Session. [31], Clara Schumann has been portrayed on screen many times. Although she was self-confident as a performer, she seemed less certain of her original works, and often needed Robert's encouragement to finish them. Although the court attempted to reconcile the parties, Wieck would have none of it and poured slander after slander on Robert's head; he also appropriated Clara's savings and refused her access to her personal belongings. Tonight kicks off the series with the life and music of the extraordinary composer and piano virtuoso, Clara Schumann. In, Smerjian, Ludwig. [51], Robert Schumann gave his wife a diary on their wedding day. She became one of the first soloists to play concerts without supporting artists and soon considered it preferable. They were dedicated to Joachim, who performed them for George V of Hanover, who declared them a "marvellous, heavenly pleasure".[68][69]. [21], For the entire two years of Robert Schumann's stay at the institution, his wife was not permitted to visit him, while Brahms visited him regularly. Leipzig was a center for music, visited by many of Europe's leading musicians. sibling. 54 / work by Schumann", International Music Score Library Project, Clara Schumann: A Composers Wife as Composer, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clara_Schumann&oldid=1152121828, Chamber virtuosi of the Emperor of Austria, Honorary Members of the Royal Philharmonic Society, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Pages containing links to subscription-only content, CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes), Articles with German-language sources (de), Articles with Italian-language sources (it), Articles with Dutch-language sources (nl), Articles with International Music Score Library Project links, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Burstein, L. Poundie: "Their Paths, Her Ways Comparison of Text Settings by Clara Schumann and Other Composers". On 20th November 1843, Marie performed for the first time in public, in a concert of her half-sister Clara, with whom she played two movements of a Sonata by Ignaz Moscheles four hands. During her lifetime, Schumann was an internationally renowned concert pianist. Schumann, Clara (1819-1896)Famous German concert pianist, composer and music teacher, wife of the composer Robert Schumann, whose innovations in performance during a 60-year career helped to shape the standard modern-day piano repertory. "[42] Marie also wrote: "For the longer journeys we had a saloon [car], comfortably furnished with arm-chairs and sofas the journey was very comfortable." [50], Banknote, reverse, showing a grand piano that she played, and the building of Dr. Hoch's where she taught. The lawsuit opened in July 1839. In March 1854, Brahms, Joachim, Albert Dietrich, and Julius Otto Grimm spent time with Clara Schumann, playing music for her and with her to divert her mind from the tragedy. [95] Schumann was more impressed, however, with the early First Symphony in F minor by Richard Strauss;[11] this was before Strauss began composing the highly programmatic music for which he later became famous. Clara was 35, Brahms 21, she famous, he rather more infamous. After that, she became independent and lived together with her friend Agnes von Bohlen. "[12] Chopin described her playing to Franz Liszt, who came to hear one of Wieck's concerts and subsequently praised her extravagantly in a letter that was published in the Parisian Revue et Gazette Musicale and later, in translation, in the Leipzig journal Neue Zeitschrift fr Musik. Wieck, Adelheid (1817/18), sister Wieck, Friedrich Alwin Feodor (1821-1885), brother Since Clara was at home in the center of attention, her brothers Alwin and Gustav were not supported to the same extent Clara was and were soon leaving home to be on their . "Clara Schumann: New Cadenzas for Mozart's Piano Concerto in D Minor. [102], In 1954, Loretta Young portrayed her on The Loretta Young Show in Season 1, Episode 26: The Clara Schumann Story (first aired on 21 March 1954), in which she supports the composing career of her husband, played by George Nader, alongside Shelley Fabares and Carleton G. He became a violinist, studying with Ferdinand David in Leipzig, and then moved to Reval [now Tallinn] in 1843. Clara Wieck was born on September 13, 1819, in Leipzig. [63] Over 1,300 concert programs from her performances throughout Europe between 1831 through 1889 have been preserved. "Clara Schumann ne Wieck," in The Art of the Piano. [35], The couple remained joint partners in both family life and their careers. 4), eight "Romances" for piano solo and for violin and piano, and seven songs. [13] On 15 March, she was named a Knigliche und Kaiserliche sterreichische Kammer-virtuosin ("Royal and Imperial Austrian Chamber Virtuoso"),[14] Austria's highest musical honor. Two centuries after her birth, the composer, critic, impresario, pianist, celebrity, mother and Robert Schumann's wife and not necessarily in that order is . Dubal, David. view all Julie Marmorito's Timeline. Among Clara Schumann's family members only her parents, her siblings and half siblings (both paternal and maternal) are listed. [98][99], Schumann influenced pianists through her teaching, which emphasized expression and a singing tone, with technique subordinated to the intentions of the composer. [53], She was the main breadwinner for her family and the sole one after her husband was hospitalized and then died. The family, including Clara Schumann, was profoundly shocked by her death. John Haag , Associate Professor of History, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. [64] During this period, she experienced success as a performer in Britain, where her 1865 performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto in G major was met with enormous applause. She also became the authoritative editor of their works for Breitkopf und Hrtel. Bitte treffen Sie vor dem Speichern eine Auswahl! [31] She trained only advanced pupils, mostly young women, while her two daughters gave lessons to beginners. [31] His letters indicate his strong feelings for Clara. ." George Bernard Shaw, the leading playwright and also a music critic, wrote that the Popular Concerts helped greatly to spread and enlighten musical taste in England. I determined to learn more about her. Harding, Bertita. Name variations: Clara Wieck. In 1854, Robert was hospitalized after attempting suicide, and he died in 1856 without regaining his mental health. Hosts Allison Charney and Donna Weng Friedman . 10, and Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. Clara Schumann (birth name Clara Josephine Wieck) was a German Composer and Pianist. Clara was also trained by Christian Weinlig and Heinrich Dorn. The critics acknowledged a convincing artistic achievement of the eleven-year-old. Clara Schumann (Clara Josephine Wieck) was born on 13 September, 1819 in Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony [now Saxony, Germany], is a Soundtrack, Music Department, Composer. When he performed, Liszt flailed his arms, tossed his head, and pursed his lips,[88] inspiring a Lisztomania across Europe which has been compared to the Beatlemania of female fans of The Beatles over a century later.
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