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Mendelssohn I consider the first musician of the day; I doff my hat to him as my superior. He plays with everything, especially with the grouping of the instruments in the orchestra, but with such ease, delicacy and art, with such mastery throughout.


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Author Bio


  • NameRobert Schumann
  • DescriptionGerman composer, aesthete and influential music critic
  • AliasesRobert Alexander Schumann
  • BornJune 8, 1810
  • DiedJuly 29, 1856
  • CountryGermany
  • ProfessionComposer; Pianist; Music Critic; Conductor; Writer; Musicologist
  • WorksSymphony No. 1; Symphony No. 2; Symphony No. 3; Kinderszenen