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Jun 8, 2010 · Robert Schumann: A Romantic Hero. *Celebrating the Schumann Bicentennial * June 8, 201012:00 AM ET. Heard on Morning Edition. 7-Minute Listen. Playlist. Hear Schumann's Music. Enlarge this...
Robert Schumann (June 8, 1810 – July 29, 1856), a German composer and pianist, was one of the most important Romantic composers of the first half of the nineteenth century, as well as a highly regarded music critic. An intellectual and an aesthete, his music reflects the deeply personal nature of Romanticism.
Robert Schumann: tortured Romantic genius - Classical Music. Meet Robert Schumann, tortured genius of music's Romantic age - and creator of some of the 19th century's most exhilarating music.
