Robert Schumann
German composer and pianist
Robert Schumann was a German composer, pianist, and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career as a virtuoso pianist. Wikipedia
Born: June 8, 1810, Zwickau, Germany
Died: July 29, 1856 (age 46 years), Endenich, Bonn, Germany
Spouse: Clara Schumann (m. 1840–1856)
Children: Felix Schumann, Elise Schumann, Julie Schumann, and more
Influenced by: Frédéric Chopin, Felix Mendelssohn, Heinrich Heine, and more
Grandchildren: Alfred Schumann, Julie Walch, and Ferdinand Schumann
Compositions
Kinderszenen
Piano Concerto
Carnaval
Dichterliebe
Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: Dreaming
Fantasiestücke, Op. 12
Symphony No. 3
Album for the Young
Fantasie in C
Cello Concerto
Symphony No. 1
Kreisleriana
Waldszenen
Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
Arabeske
Symphony No. 4
Symphony No. 2
Symphonic Studies
Piano Quintet
Liederkreis, Op. 39
Three Romances for Oboe and Piano
Davidsbündlertänze
Adagio and Allegro for Horn and Piano
Papillons
Piano Quartet
Piano Sonata No. 2
Myrthen
Faschingsschwank aus Wien
Widmung
Märchenbilder
Violin Concerto
Variations on the name "Abegg"
Piano Sonata No. 1
Humoreske
Violin Sonata No. 1
Mondnacht
Geistervariationen
Genoveva
Paradise and the Peri
Five Pieces in Folk Style
Violin Sonata No. 2
Bunte Blätter
Novelletten
Drei Gedichte, op. 29: Nr. 3. Zigeunerleben
Im wunderschönen Monat Mai
Er ist's!
Konzertstück for Four Horns and Orchestra
Overture, Scherzo and Finale
Märchenerzählungen
The Chestnut Tree
Liederkreis, Op. 24