Beloved Clara: the story of Brahms and the Schumanns

T01721588720
Delicately bringing their captivating story to life, this showcase memorialises the sometimes turbulent marriage of Robert and Clara, the arrival of 21 year old Johannes Brahms into their household, Robert's decline into mental illness and the deepening relationship between Clara and Brahms. Born Clara Wieck, Clara Schumann was an extraordinary woman, the first female concert pianist and heralded as ?the next Mozart'. She was also an extraordinarily talented composer and muse to two giants of the Romantic school. In Beloved Clara, her much revered story is told through both music and readings, with each piece of music reflecting the moods of the readings.

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Archive :: production:T01721588720, concert:S01106168961, venue:V637

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Production details

The story of the complex and intense relationships between Robert Schumann, his wife Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms has fascinated music lovers for years. Beloved Clara chronicles the sometimes troubled marriage of Clara and Robert, the arrival in their household of the dynamic, 21 year old Brahms, Robert's decline into mental illness and the deepening relationship between Clara and Brahms. Music by all three composers is performed by award-winning pianist Lucy Parham, interspersed with extracts from their extensive correspondence and the diaries they kept, read by actors Juliet Stevenson and Henry Goodman.