A composer with an academic education--Pupil in pianoforte of
Frederick Wieck--Strains a finger and abandons career as a
virtuoso--Marries Clara Wieck--Afflicted with
insanity--Attempts suicide--Dies in asylum--His music
introspective and brooding--Poet, bourgeois and
philosopher--Contributions to program music--"Carnaval" and
"Kreisleriana"--Latter title explained--Really
Schumanniana--Thoughts of his Clara--"Fantasie Pieces"--His
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