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Robert Schumann (German: [ˈʁoːbɛʁt ˈʃuːman]; 8 June 1810 – 29 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and music critic of the Romantic era.
5 days ago · 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.
Jun 7, 2010 · Robert Schumann was a German composer and critic born in Zwickau on June 8, 1810. A quirky, problematic genius, he wrote some of the greatest music of the Romantic era, and also some of...
Apr 30, 2023 · Ignored in his time, now considered among the greatest Romantic composers. From genius to tragedy, here is the life and death of composer Robert Schumann.
Robert Schumann (1810–1856) was a German romantic composer and influential music critic. Although Schumann was no child prodigy, he went on to become one of the most important composers of the 19th century and is recognised as such 200 years after his birth.
Jun 6, 2017 · Why composer Robert Schumann was a misunderstood genius. He was an ambivalent genius and a manic-depressive whose tragic end colored our perception of his works. Only in recent years has the...
Jun 8, 2010 · Robert Schumann was born 200 years ago. His muse and inspiration was one of the 19th century's great pianists -- his wife, Clara.
His music’s impact on Brahms, Liszt, Wagner, Elgar and Fauré – and beyond – is immeasurable. And he remains among the best-loved of all 19th-century composers. The biography of Robert Schumann on Deutsche Grammophon. Read it now.
Schumann was rightly considered an advanced composer in his day, and he stands in the front rank of German Romantic musical figures. Even his critical writing, which is as fantastic, subjective, and lyrical as his early music, constitutes a valuable document of the trend and period.
Meet Robert Schumann, tortured genius of music's Romantic age - and creator of some of the 19th century's most exhilarating music.
