Clara schumann and johannes brahms

Clara Wieck was born on September 13^th, 1819, in Leipzig, Germany near the beginning of what is generally referred to as the Romantic Era in music.

Letters of clara schumann and johannes brahms

Letters of clara schumann and johannes brahms

Brahms clara schumann film

Why did brahms not marry clara

Johannes brahms children

Johannes Brahms was very much loved by both Robert and Clara.

Her father, Friedrich Wieck, chose her name because it meant brilliant and bright. He fully expected her to be a brilliant musician, trained by him from birth. She grew up in a household where the sounds of music were heard constantly.

Her father gave piano lessons to many students who came and went, and sold instruments at their shop in Leipzig.

The family would go on walks together daily.

The format of his letters from was basically this: he talked about music, her concerts, his favorite composer of the week, and her kids.

It was a habit that Clara loved and would later attribute to her health and longevity. An entry into her childhood diary, which her father started for her, reveals that she did not speak until the age of four. Even after she began to speak, her parents assumed that she was hard of hearing because she was so self absorbed and appeared unconcerned with what was h