The second one quantity of the Schumann correspondence includes letters written via Robert Schumann (1810-1856) and Clara Wieck Schumann (1819-1896) in 1839, documenting the main occasions of that yr: Clara's live performance journey and remain in Paris, Friedrich Wieck's persevered vehement competition to Robert's courtship of his daughter, Clara and Robert's felony motion to acquire the court's consent for his or her marriage, Clara's reunion and stick with her mom in Berlin, and the demise of Robert's brother Eduard.
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