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Clara Schumann
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“How much one has to do to leave town with a few dollars! ...I arrive home, dead tired, at 11 or 12 o'clock [at night], gulp a mouthful of water, lie down and think, "Is an artist much more than a beggar?" Yet, art is a beautiful gift. What, indeed, is more beautiful than to clothe one’s feelings in sound, what a comfort in sad hours, what a pleasure, what a wonderful feeling, to provide an hour of happiness to others. And what a sublime feeling to pursue art so that one gives one’s life for it.”
Clara Schumann (1819–1896) first seen 1838 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letter from Clara Wieck to Robert Schumann (Spring 1838)
“I’ve been playing the songs by Liszt, with which you so surprised me, with great enthusiasm, especially “Gretchen,” “Erlkönig,” and “Sei mir gegrüßt.” Is Liszt coming to Vienna in the summer? Thalberg as well? Is he still coming to Leipzig as promised? Liszt as well? - What is Mrs. von Cibbini doing? Lickl, Vesque von Püttlingen, Fischhof?”
Clara Schumann (1819–1896) first seen 1838 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letter from Clara Wieck to Herr von Doppler, asking about a number of composers and musicians (14 Jul 1838)
“Music is now quite another thing for me than it used to be. How blissful, how full of longing it sounds; it is indescribable ... I could wear myself out now at the piano, my heart is eased by the tones and what sympathy it offers! ... Oh, how beautiful music is; so often it is my consolation when I would like to cry.”
Clara Schumann (1819–1896) first seen 1838 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letter from Clara Wieck to Robert Schumann (Aug 1838)
“I stood at the body of my dearly loved husband and was calm; all my feelings were of thankfulness to God that he was finally free, and as I knelt at his bed I had such a holy feeling. It was as if his magnificent spirit hovered above me, oh–if he had only taken me with him!”
Clara Schumann (1819–1896) first seen 1856 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Diary entry (29 July 1856)
“My heart bled as I said goodnight to Felix and went to the concert. The contrast was so dreadful. Throughout the entire concert I saw only him, his emaciated body, his lifeless appearance, and alas, his lack of breath–it was horrible. And yet I played quite well, without even one wrong note!”
Clara Schumann (1819–1896) first seen 1879 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Diary entry about a performance Schumann gave two days before her youngest son died (Feb 1879)