Bibliograph

Schumann, the inner voices of a musical genius, Peter Ostwald

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Schumann, the inner voices of a musical genius, Peter Ostwald

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-355) and indexes

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

facsimilesportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Schumann

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

10459115

Responsibility statement

Peter Ostwald

Sub title

the inner voices of a musical genius

Summary

After obtaining access to long sought-after archival material about the final years of Robert Schumann, Lise Deschamps Ostwald, the author's widow, is finally able to detail the composer's last years at the mental institution in Endenich, fulfilling her husband's original intent

Table Of Contents

Crisis, 1854 -- A vulnerable personality, 1809-1828 -- Challenges and opportunities, 1828-1829 -- Metamorphosis, 1829-1830 -- A new beginning, 1830-1831 -- Cumulative stresses, 1831-1833 -- Breakdown and aftermath, 1833-1835 -- The road to maturity, 1835-1837 -- Symbolic union with Clara, 1837-1839 -- Delays before marriage, 1839-1840 -- Harmony and discord, 1840-1844 -- Engulfing depression, 1844-45 -- Plateau, 1845-1849 -- Trouble on the horizon, 1849-1852 -- Incipient madness, 1852-1854 -- Endenich, 1854-1856 -- The problem of diagnosis

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