This absorbing and award-winning biography tells the story of the tragedies and triumphs of Clara Wieck Schumann (1819–1896), a musician of remarkable achieve

Develops a holistic and gender-aware understanding of Clara Schumann as pianist, composer and teacher in nineteenth-century Germany.

Describes the life of the German pianist and composer who made her professional debut at age nine and who devoted her life to music and to her family.

Well before she married Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann was already an internationally renowned pianist, and she concertized extensively for several decades aft

Tells the story of the German pianist and composer who made her professional debut at age nine and who devoted her life to music and to her husband.