Born:
September 13, 1819, her parents were Friedrich Wieck, a music teacher and Marianne Tromlitz Wieck, a soprano.
Birthplace:
Leipzig
Died:
May 20, 1896 in Frankfurt
Also Known As:
Clara Josephine Wieck, wife of
Robert Schumann, foremost female composer of the 19th century, piano virtuoso, interpreter of Schumann and
Brahm's music
Type of Compositions:
She mostly wrote pieces for the piano including songs, partsongs,
cadenzas and
concertos. She also wrote lieders and
chamber music.
Influence:
She began piano lessons with her father on October 27, 1824.
Notable Works:
She wrote, among others, 3 partsongs, 29 songs, 20 compositions for solo piano, 4 compositiona for piano and
orchestra, she also wrote
cadenzas for
Mozart and
Beethoven's piano
concertos.
Interesting Facts:
Clara first performed publicly on October 20, 1828 at Gewandhaus when she was 9 years old. Her first solo concert came 2 years later on November 8, 1830. Robert Schumann was a student of Clara's father. He fell in love with Clara and wanted to marry her but her father was against it. On August 14, 1837 they became secretly engaged and on September 12, 1840, Clara and Robert were married. They were married one day before she turned 21, which was the legal age to marry.
Music Sample:
Music samples of Clara Wieck Schumann's works from Naxos.
