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   May 18, 2010 · Robert Schumann: Life and Death of a Musician. Paperback – Illustrated, May 18, 2010. by John Worthen (Author) 4.4 66 ratings. See all formats and editions. Shattering longstanding myths, this new biography reveals the robust and positive life of one of the nineteenth century's greatest composers. This candid, intimate, and compellingly ...

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   • Publish Year: 2007

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   Aug 13, 2007 · John Worthen. 4.21. 80 ratings10 reviews. This candid, intimate, and compellingly written new biography offers a fresh account of Robert Schumann’s life. It confronts the traditional perception of the doom-laden Romantic, forced by depression into a life of helpless, poignant sadness. John Worthen’s scrupulous attention to the original ...

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   What did Robert Schumann do for a living?

   • Robert Schumann (born June 8, 1810, Zwickau, Saxony [Germany]—died July 29, 1856, Endenich, near Bonn, Prussia [Germany]) was a German Romantic composer renowned particularly for his piano music, songs (lieder), and orchestral music. Many of his best-known piano pieces were written for his wife, the pianist Clara Schumann.

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   Is Schumann a good book?

   • It isn’t a gripping book for the person who already knows Schumann’s music and story, but it is perfect for the newcomer, a generous and tremendously useful resource. Schumann’s elusive genius has allowed for a lot of naysayers.

   Robert Schumann: A Hopeless, Brilliant Romantic

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   Was Schumann a scientist?

   • Schumann was not scientific by nature, but in this respect he was a master cultivator. He was able to distill in small bits of music — usually self-enclosed, like emotive petri dishes — these unbelievable concoctions of frustration, beauty, bitterness, burning need and radiant joy.

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   Is Schumann a genius?

   • Schumann’s elusive genius has allowed for a lot of naysayers. In a recent Wall Street Journal review of this same biography, the writer gives credit to Chernaik’s narrative work but can barely find time to praise Schumann’s music.

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   Aug 13, 2007 · Hardcover. $13.87 14 Used from $9.86 2 New from $59.99. Paperback. This candid, intimate, and compellingly written new biography offers a fresh account of Robert Schumann’s life. It confronts the traditional perception of the doom-laden Romantic, forced by depression into a life of helpless, poignant sadness. John Worthen’s scrupulous ...

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   Illustrated. 349 pp. Alfred A. Knopf. $30. It won’t cure your problems, or the world’s, but it can’t hurt to immerse yourself in the music of Robert Schumann, a man who knew how to love. No ...

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   Robert Schumann: Life and Death of a Musician. Paperback – Illustrated, 30 Mar. 2010. by John Worthen (Author) 4.4 66 ratings. See all formats and editions. This candid, intimate, and compellingly written new biography offers a completely fresh account of Robert Schumann's life. It confronts the traditional perception of the doom-laden ...

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   Schumann was neither manic depressive nor schizophrenic, although he struggled with mental illness. He worked prodigiously hard to develop his range of musical styles and to earn his living, only to be struck down, at the age of forty-four, by a vile and incurable disease.Worthen's biography effectively de-mystifies a figure frequently regarded ...

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   "Ronald Taylor has written the first full-length account of the life, times and work of Robert Schumann for many years. Based on a fresh reading of the original German sources, this wide-ranging, authoritative biography reveals the mind of Schumann behind the traditional image of the sad, romantic composer of lyrical songs and piano music.