5. The Marriage

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations viii
4. Preface to the Revised Edition ix
5. Preface to the First Edition xii
6. Acknowledgments to the Revised Edition xvii
7. Acknowledgments to the First Edition xviii
8. Chronology xxi
9. Abbreviations and Sources xxiv
10. Part I. The Life of Clara Schumann
11. 1. Prelude: The Wiecks of Leipzig 1
12. 2. Clara’s Career Begins 18
13. 3. Robert Schumann and the Wiecks 37
14. 4. The Break with Wieck 55
15. 5. The Marriage 80
16. 6. The Dresden Years 100
17. 7. Düsseldorf and the Death of Robert Schumann 111
18. 8. The Later Years 131
19. Part II. Themes from the Life of Clara Schumann
20. 9. Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms 169
21. 10. Other Friends and Contemporaries 190
22. 11. Clara Schumann as Composer and Editor 211
23. 12. The Concert Artist 249
24. 13. Clara Schumann as Student and Teacher 279
25. Catalogue of Works 289
26. Notes 338
27. Bibliography 361
28. Index 375