Robert Schumann played on was the grand piano by Conrad Graf, a present from Graf on the occasion of Robert and Clara's marriage in 1839. This instrument stood in Schumann's workroom in Düsseldorf and was later given by Clara Schumann to Johannes Brahms. After changing a few lodgings, it was received by the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde and can be seen at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. Compositions List of compositions by Robert Schumann :Category:Compositions by Robert Schumann Media portrayals Dreaming (1944) is a UFA movie starring Mathias Wieman as Schumann, Hilde Krahl as Clara Wieck, Ullrich Haupt as Johannes Brahms, and Emil Lohkamp as Franz Liszt. Song of Love (1947) is an MGM film starring Paul Henreid as Schumann, Katharine Hepburn as Clara Wieck, Robert Walker as Johannes Brahms, and Henry Daniell as Franz Liszt. Peter Schamoni's 1983 movie Frühlingssinfonie (Spring Symphony) tells the story of Schumann and Wieck's romance, against her father's opposition. Robert was played by Herbert Grönemeyer, Clara by Nastassja Kinski, and Clara's father by Rolf Hoppe. The role of Niccolò Paganini was played by the violinist Gidon Kremer. The score was written by Grönemeyer and conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch. Geliebte Clara ("Beloved Clara") was a 2008 Franco-German-Hungarian film about the lives of Clara and Robert. Longing is a 2000 biographical novel by American author J. D. Landis. Notes References Bibliography Books and encyclopedias The beginning of this article is freely accessible at this Grove Music Online link. The author argues that the composer was mentally normal all his life, until the sudden onset of insanity near the end resulting from tertiary syphilis Articles Websites Works by Schumann External links Musical Rules at Home and in Life – text by Robert Schumann Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig – edition of letters written by Robert and Clara Schumann The city of Robert Schumann (texts) (audio and video) 1810 births 1856 deaths 19th-century classical composers 19th-century classical pianists 19th-century conductors (music) 19th-century German composers 19th-century German journalists 19th-century German male writers Composers for piano Composers for pipe organ German Romantic composers German classical pianists German conductors (music) German opera composers German male classical composers German male conductors (music) German male pianists German music critics German male journalists Male classical pianists Male opera composers Classical music critics Musicians from Leipzig Musicians from Düsseldorf People from the Kingdom of Saxony People from Zwickau Pupils of Friedrich Wieck Leipzig University alumni