Clara & Robert Schumann – works for violin & piano

Today, Clara Schumann and her music are largely overshadowed by the work of her husband, Robert. But during the sixteen years that the two were married (1840-1856), things were quite different. Indeed, it was Clara – a famous piano virtuoso – who was the public face of this artistic couple. And it was largely thanks to her advocacy, both during Robert’s lifetime and for decades after it, that his music entered the standard repertoire.