Clara Schumann
Clara Schumann
Clara Schumannwas a German musician and composer, considered one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era. She exerted her influence over a 61-year concert career, changing the format and repertoire of the piano recital and the tastes of the listening public. Her husband was the composer Robert Schumann. Together they encouraged Johannes Brahms. She was the first to perform publicly any work by Brahms. She later premiered some other pieces by Brahms, notably the Variations and Fugue on...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionPianist
Date of Birth13 September 1819
CityLeipzig, Germany
CountryGermany
Composing gives me great pleasure... there is nothing that surpasses the joy of creation, if only because through it one wins hours of self-forgetfulness, when one lives in a world of sound.
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. Should I expect to be the one?
My imagination can picture no fairer happiness than to continue living for art.
Why hurry over beautiful things? Why not linger and enjoy them?