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The Life and Music of Clara Schumann

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

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Clara Schumann's Piano Sonata

Clara Schumann was an unbelievably gifted musician. We can only wonder what she would have been able to achieve as a composer, had her career not been stunted. The responsibilities of caring for all her children being the sole breadwinner in the home during Robert's acute illness and after his death stood in the way. All the same, what we have of her music is a treasure. Check out this clip of the pianist Adelina de Lara discussing her studies with Clara Schumann, 60 years after the fact.

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