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Clara Wieck came from an extraordinarily musical family. Her father, Friedrich Wieck — , was a famous piano teacher, and her mother, Marianne Tromlitz Wieck — was a pianist and singer.

Friedrich Wieck grew up as the son of a merchant in the small town of Pretzsch by the river Elbe, located between Torgau and Wittenberg.

Her parents divorced when she was five, and her father gained custody. With few exceptions, the most prominent female musicians of the day were singers. Although her childhood was not easy, she thrived on the challenge; she became a superb pianist at an early age, performing widely and developing an international reputation before she had reached her teens.

When Robert Schumann who was nine years her senior moved into the Wieck house to take lessons from Friedrich, Clara was just a child, but the two young musicians soon became close, and as they grew older, their friendship turned to love.

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Ultimately his efforts failed, and the couple finally married in Marriage was a source of great happiness for both Clara and Robert, but he had mixed feelings about her ongoing career as a traveling virtuoso. He revered her achievements and collaborated with her constantly, but he was not always comfortable with the untraditional nature of their marriage; she was more famous than he was, and earned far more money.

The Schumanns had eight children. The lady of the house has an extraordinary appreciation for all of the arts, and she finds great happiness in an album of hers containing the handwriting of the great masters. Apropos of this, she asked me recently if I might be able to supply her with the handwriting of Mr. This is the request that I make of you, dear Mr.

Ask Mr. I am of course not entirely without self-interest in this, and he certainly cannot refuse me a sample of his handwriting.