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Robert Schumann was a German composer and music critic who lived during the 19th century and composed in the Romantic style. He is well-known for his originality in harmony, rhythm, and form, although he is often criticized for his perceived inability to handle large-scale works such as symphony and opera.

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-Schumann's first composition was a set of variations for piano and orchestra on a theme from [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]]'s opera ''The Magic Flute''.  Upon hearing this work, fellow composer [[Frederic Chopin]] immediately proclaimed him a genius.
-At one point of his career, Schuman was extremely well-known as a concert pianist; however, he injured his right hand performing finger-exercises on a machine of his own construction.  As a result, Schumann became extremely depressed.  He eventually visited [[Nikolai Dahl]], an autosuggestive therapist in London, England, who restored his confidence.  Schuman thus composed his famous Second Piano Concerto in C minor and dedicated it to Dr. Dahl.
-Famous recordings of Schuman's works have been made by pianists [[Glenn Gould]], [[Lang Lang]], and [[Arlene Cole]].
 [[category:composers|Schumann,Robert]]

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