23 St. 55 Min, 12 Sept 1819 Jahr - Clara Schumann Born

Beschreibung:

9 years younger than her husband, a talented pianist and composer in her own right; already known throughout Europe as a virtuoso pianist when she met her husband (not famous bc she married her husband)
Maria Malibran, Pauline Viardot (clara’s close friend of 60 years, also a composer)
Lili Lehmann, Adelina Patti (into 20th c.), first female conductor not until 20th century - Eve Queler.
Song Output:
28 lieder, 18 published; also wrote piano works and chamber music.
She wrote many of her lieder for special occasions such as family gatherings
Worked as a composer; was admired by her husband, Brahms, Liszt, and Mendelssohn
She had an enormous performing career as a concert pianist, as well as mother and wife
Songs share some characteristics of her husbands song (role of piano, use of preludes, postludes)