SCHUMANN (Composers Across Cultures)

SCHUMANN (Composers Across Cultures) by JENSEN, Eric Frederick. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780199737352.

Robert Schumann was one of the most enigmatic figures of his age. Extraordinarily gifted in both music and literature, his fame was based both on his skill as a music critic and as a composer. His life was controversial-from the tempestuous courtship of his future wife, Clara Wieck, to his tragic incarceration in the mental asylum where he died. This new edition of Schumann is based on recently-published sources that provide new dating for many of his compositions, and shed new light on his final years.