When and where was Robert Schumann born?
Robert Schumann was born on the 8th of June 1810 in Zwickau. He was the fifth and last child of an affluent middle-class family with no musical connections.
Questions about Robert Schumann
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Why did Robert Schumann stop his career as a virtuoso pianist?
Robert Schumann stopped his career as a virtuoso pianist due to growing paralysis in at least one finger of his right hand. Early symptoms appeared while he was still a student at Heidelberg, and various therapies including allopathy homeopathy and electric therapy failed to help him.
Who did Robert Schumann marry and when did they get married?
Robert Schumann married Clara Wieck on the 12th of September 1840 day before her twenty-first birthday. They obtained court permission after four years of acrimonious legal actions because her father Friedrich Wieck refused consent fearing Schumann could not provide for his daughter.
What major works did Robert Schumann compose during his year of song in 1840?
During 1840 Robert Schumann composed over three hundred songs including Poet's Love Woman's Love and Life Myrtles and two sets titled Song Cycle Opus 24 and Opus 39. These cycles set words by poets such as Joseph von Eichendorff Heinrich Heine and Adelbert von Chamisso.
When and how did Robert Schumann die?
Robert Schumann died in a sanatorium near Bonn on the 29th of July 1856 aged 46 from pneumonia. He had attempted suicide by throwing himself into River Rhine on the 27th of February 1854 and was admitted to the private sanatorium Endenich on the 4th of March 1854.