Robert Schumann: Life and death of a musician by John Worthen
English | 11 Aug. 2014 | ASIN: B00MNAXR4Q | 496 Pages | EPUB | 1.96 MB

'Beautifully written and meticulously researched' - Simon Heffer, Literary Review.
'We have always lacked good biographies of Schumann, and this one will become a standard reference work.' - Susan Tomes, The Independent.
'This riveting account of Schumann's life also manages to encapsulate both the joy and elation of one of music's greatest, still neglected geniuses, and to express a passionate enthusiasm for his works. For this, Schumannites ought to be deeply grateful' - Hugh Canning, Sunday Times.
'The most complete and engrossing account of Schumann's life yet written. Worthen has marshalled an amazing amount of research into a perceptive study that reads like a good novel' - Jeremy Nicholas, Classic FM Magazine.
'Worthen's handling of Robert and Clara's complex, protracted courtship amounts to an embedded romantic novel of uncommon intelligence' - Paul Driver, London Review of Books.

'Rich in biographical detail particularly distinguished in accuracy and discrimination of references' - Michael Musgrave, The Life of Schumann.