The Essay - A Robert Schumann Album
Series revealing different aspects of Robert Schumann's life and work, including his marriage, writing, children and his mental illness
The Essay - A Robert Schumann Album - Clara and Robert
Pianist Lucy Parham traces Clara Schumann's love and musical support for her husband. She was his muse as well as his greatest advocate, performing his music long after his death.
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The Essay - A Robert Schumann Album - Passionate Reader, Pioneering Critic
Biographer Eric Jensen shows how important Schumann's pioneering musical criticism and journalism was to him and his successors.
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The Essay - A Robert Schumann Album - Schumann and Childhood
Pianist Graham Johnson describes Schumann's relationship, in musical and domestic terms, to childhood. His seven children inspired him to compose original and influential music.
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The Essay - A Robert Schumann Album - Schumann's Inner Voices
Writer and broadcaster John Tibbetts explores the 'inner voices' he finds in Schumann's music - either silent or distant.
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The Essay - A Robert Schumann Album - The Final Pages
Biographer John Worthen reconsiders the facts about Schumann's long and final episode of mental illness.
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