Robert Schumann and Clara Wieck: a Creative Partnership
Abstract
IN DECEMBER 1837 Robert Schumann made a heartfelt request in a letter to Josef Fischhof, the Vienna correspondent for his journal, the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik: And now for another favour. Clara Wieck will probably be with you just now. You will see her, admire, and love her. Will you always send me word by post, as quickly as possible, whether she gains ground in Vienna as an exponent of the Romantic School —how she and her concerts succeed —and let me have your true and impartial opinion?… She is sure to play you some of my compositions, so you will hear them at their very source. 1
Fields of Study & Subjects
Musicology and Musical Analysis
Literature
Musicology
and Cultural Analysis
Theater
Performance
and Music History
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 401–418
- Publication date
- 20 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter