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Why did Robert and Clara Schumann move to Dresden in 1844?
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Robert and Clara Schumann moved to Dresden in late 1844 primarily to facilitate Robert's recovery following a serious nervous collapse that interrupted his work in the autumn of that year.1
The move followed a difficult period for the composer, which included a taxing concert tour of Russia and his subsequent resignation from the editorship of the Neue Zeitschrift fĂŒr Musik upon returning to Leipzig. Living in Dresden from 1844 to 1850 allowed Robert to gradually restore his health, though he continued to struggle with periodic bouts of exhaustion and depression throughout his later life.1