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Robert Schumann, the life and work of a Romantic composer, Martin Geck ; translated by Stewart Spencer

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Robert Schumann, the life and work of a Romantic composer, Martin Geck ; translated by Stewart Spencer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-294) and indexes (index of names; index of Schumann's works)

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

portraitsmusicillustrationsfacsimiles

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Robert Schumann

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

779607180

Responsibility statement

Martin Geck ; translated by Stewart Spencer

Sub title

the life and work of a Romantic composer

Table Of Contents

Early years (1810-28) -- Intermezzo I. An awkward age -- Student years (1828-34) -- Intermezo II. Figments of the imagination -- The Neue Zeitschrift für Musik -- The early piano pieces -- Intermezzo III. "No, what I hear are blows" -- Probationary years in Leipzig (1835-40) -- The "year of song" (1840) -- Intermezzo IV. Twilight -- Married life in Leipzig -- visit to R ussia (1840-44) -- Intermezzo V. The magic of allusions -- Schumann as a public figure in the years before the March Revolution of 1848 -- Intermezzo VI. In modo d'una marcia -- The Dresden years (1845-50) -- Intermezzo VII. Genoveva is not Lohengrin -- Director of Music in Düsseldorf (1850-54) -- Intermezzo VIII. The road to freedom -- The late works -- Intermezzo IX. "A sugary Saxon"? -- Endenich (1854-56)

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