Robert Schumann: References & Edit History
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His life and music are treated in Wilhelm Wasielewski, Life of Robert Schumann (1871, reprinted 1975); Robert H. Schauffler, Florestan: The Life and Work of Robert Schumann (1945, reprinted 1963); Marcel Brion, Schumann and the Romantic Age (1956); Gerald Abraham (ed.), Schumann: A Symposium (1952, reprinted 1977), authoritative essays on all the works; Henry Pleasants (ed. and trans.), The Musical World of Robert Schumann: A Selection from His Own Writings (1965); Joan Chissell, Schumann, rev. ed. (1967), a succinct general biography and study of the works; Leon Plantinga, Schumann as Critic (1967), a valuable study of the prose writings; Eric Sams, The Songs of Robert Schumann (1969), an exhaustive study of the songs; Stephen Walsh, The Lieder of Robert Schumann (1971), a short, general, and perceptive study of the songs; Schumann’s Keyboard Works (1972), an introduction to the piano music; and Alan Walker (ed.), Robert Schumann, the Man and His Music (1974).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: NPR - 5 Things You Never Knew About Schumann. | May 20, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen Classic - Schumann: Scenes from Childhood. | Feb 21, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CUNY Pressbooks Network - Understanding Music: BMCC Edition - Music of Robert Schumann (18101856) and Clara Schumann (18191896). | Nov 12, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fresh Air Archive - Composer Robert Schumann And Sting: 'Twin Spirits.'. | Sep 20, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jul 25, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - Composer of the Week - Robert Schumann (1810-1856) - Robert Schumann and literature. | Jun 07, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jun 04, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 14, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Robert Schumann. | Sep 20, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Guardian - That way madness lies: why the obsession about diagnosing Robert Schumann? | Jul 26, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Music of the Schumanns. | May 15, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 05, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Library of Congress - Robert Schumann's Burla in G Minor. | Jan 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra - Robert Schumann. | Nov 10, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Kennedy Center - Robert Schumann. | Sep 29, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Classic fm - Robert Schumann. | May 25, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - 5 Things You Never Knew About Schumann. | Dec 26, 2022 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 11, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Music and History - Chronobiography of Robert Schumann. | Nov 07, 2019 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Sep 12, 2019 | ||
| Changed title of the "Assessment" section to "Legacy." | Nov 15, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: DSO Kids - Biography of Robert Schumann. | Jun 03, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Classics For Kids - Biography of Robert Schumann. | Jun 03, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Biography of Robert Schumann. | Jun 02, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Classical Archives - Biography of Robert Alexander Schumann. | Feb 14, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Naxos - Biography of Robert Schumann. | Jan 17, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: AllMusic - Robert Schumann. | Jan 17, 2013 | ||
| Added two images of Robert Schumann, one a portrait, the other of him with Clara Schumann at the piano. | Sep 30, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: Naxos Classical Music - Biography of Robert Alexander Schumann. | Sep 25, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Classical Music Pages - Biography of Robert Schumann. | May 21, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Classical Music Pages - Biography of Robert Schumann. | Aug 24, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |