Madame Composer

History has not been kind to Clara Wieck Schumann. A child prodigy, she was lauded as a ‘genuine artist’ by Paganini and noted as playing ‘with the strength of six boys’ by Goethe, and her virtuosic talent blossomed into an impressive career that spanned sixty years. During that time, she played thousands of concerts across Europe, and her original melodies were featured in famous works by such luminaries as Brahms and Liszt. So why is this ‘queen of the pia