For the first four years of their marriage, from 1840 to 1844, Robert and Clara Wieck Schumann kept a detailed account of their lives together. Now available in English for the first time, this edition of the complete marriage diaries reveals the strains as well as the happiness of the union of the two renowned musicians.
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During the first four years of their marriage, the composer Robert Schumann (1810-1856) and his wife Clara (1819-1896), the famed concert pianist, took turns writing in a series of diaries. The diaries, edited by Nauhaus, associate director of the Robert Schumann House in Germany, and here fluently translated by Ostwald ( Schumann: The Inner Voices of a Musical Genius ), provide an intimate glimpse into the busy professional and personal lives of the Schumanns in Leipzig, and a colorful picture of their concert tour of Russia in 1844. There are references to Robert's frequent illnesses and periods of depression which foreshadowed his eventual mental breakdown, and discussions of the conflicts with Clara's father, Robert's former piano teacher Friedrich Wieck, who, after failing to stop their marriage, continued to undermine their relationship. Most intriguing is the picture of the young Clara in 19th-century Germany attempting to balance the demands of a concert career and a growing family. Illustrations. Performing Arts Book Club main selection.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Editor Nauhaus, associate director of the Robert Schumann House in Zwickau, Germany, and translator Ostwald, who has written previously on Schumann's psychiatric condition, have produced a book of wide appeal. The diaries not only clearly illuminate the intimate relationship of one of the most famous couples of the 19th century but provide frequent and quite candid views of the Schumanns' contemporaries. The entries from the couple's 1844 trip to Russia offer a fascinating mid-century view of the country. This carefully edited and convincingly translated book is sure to find a home in all libraries and should interest music specialists, informed lay readers, and those with a general interest in 19th-century life. Highly recommended. Performing Arts Book Club main selection.
- James E. Perone, Canisius Coll., Buffalo, N.Y.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- James E. Perone, Canisius Coll., Buffalo, N.Y.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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