Robert Schumann: a biography in words and pictures. The places where Schumann worked and the most important people in his life (docu).
00:00 Intro
01:13 Origin and youth
01:52 The formative youth idol No. 1: Jean Paul
03:36 Career aspirations: poet or musician?
04:18 Two strokes of fate
06:02 Law student against his will
07:14 The formative youth idol no. 2: Niccolo Paganini
08:32 Two health disasters
09:48 Schumann becomes a composer
14:10 Clara
16:09 Marriage to Clara and creative explosion
18:21 Family life and flock of children
19:30 The break with Leipzig and crisis years
21:35 Municipal music director in Düsseldorf
24:09 Encounter with Brahms - Schumann experiences his last high
25:05 The big scandal with the orchestra and Schumann's collapse
26:38 Last years in the asylum and death
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