The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-31

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Esersd ksr afr<k year. Cara male. in
flslpsts. hs- arSs DxsEsc sg7es-arre- she
ssaTss BSzer this orcss.on q SERVES eg vars-
ztsr1= ~ Kazkhre1nsr OF tA< 12-rh from
Rosssrz'z -Nstse~ xssk Esrsf~ R@4raod
she .zs already -enal 70 Dtayfnx With
crehsstrz the ecrcxrsss q Mozart and
Ezr-ss. fhozxh at that tsrse hsr 2re3s-
is-tion nr the pcfkry Of her eas>-z was for
tse F~rygrsn arse % the more Srg1gtzzt cca-
cert peers % contemporary writers. a.
II .ee1 By the Programmes % her s-s.
eercsrr ~ TIRE GssanshsEx IN ixss-h~r
tisvsrth yezr-xhea she played q rurfo
Herr, az1 another cs her own on az
original tnerse In The mex, tyre years
sas appeared repeatedly both a. hora> AMI
81 4 tar. &c which xke rsas IS far as
Paris In c~tcs~r. zxzz she made her
rshst In the r-xuiSr series - the Gswa-S-
hzls rorcerts n Les<szsc WITH Nozchele's
@ rai1cr concerto. and from that time
Or her name figures continually On tire
programmes Of ihese ard other important
orchestral persermaac>x- The increasing
maturity % h@r style and ragsiczl intel
fixsrc~ Is sneseafed ~ TIE fact that she
played IN fs--. With Nenssissshn and Rake
mann. Bsch'a triple concerto for piano,
and Is mentioned as appearing AZ about
the same time Er frsos By Beethoven and
schubert s1e visited Vienna In ls7s and
there received the honorary title from the
emperor Of royal and imperial chamber
musician"
Robert schuman Rad been on an exsrem-
" intimate footing In the hosse Of Week
iu Leipsl-. with whom BE- had carried on
ms stndt-s a. piano virtnoso. Part OF
TIE time he had iived as q member Of
Weeks family. He had expressed his
admiration for the gifted daughter Of the
house while She was only IA years old and
although at this date his attachment for
her could hardly have been serious. and
Szs interrupted by his return TO his home
In Zwickah. II was revived In txx. after
bis return 70 Lefpssc for the establish
naent OF his Journal there. Week was
opposed TO their marriage. ard when, in
iaN. scbumann formally asked for his
daughters hand. he refused 20 give IT,
The grounds Of his OPPOSITION have been
varioosiy stated. They may have been
that he entertained loftier hopes for the
Young senan. although schumann's se-
MUS had by that time unfeijed Itself to
the eyes OF the discerning. and was rec
egnixrd by Week. IL fs mere probable
that Indications OF the mental disease
that finally resulted In sehumann's death
had already become evident TO his inti-
mate friends and caused the fathers re
igctsnce. SchumAnn. With the full con-
sen, Of his besroshed then went to VI
emma ia the vain effort 10 establish his
musical journal there. In which he spent
a couple OF years. On his return In ls29.
he renewed his suit Only 10 ind Weeks
opposition stsii firmsr. Since persuasion
was unavailinr. Schumann felt himself
compelled TO invoke that curious pvovi-
sion OF the German Law by which the ia
Their can be made TO defend In court his
refusal to consent to his daughters mar
rage. The case dragged on a year. with
the result that wiccks objections were
pronounced insufficient. and Schumann
and Clara Week were married on Sep
fssv-si,er - ts4a
The marriage was singulariy happy
one. The influence of his wife on Schu-
mann's creative activity rs an Inspiration
and incentive. both before and after their
union. IL well known to students OF the
composers life and works. and as an in
- sssNNoF Oh l1assf3szOl &c evslasos4s4vIas
Nine. schumann did him invaluable SER
vice by bringing them 10 public notice IN
the days when they were little known and
tho original bent OF his genius was unsp-
preciated. She continued her career
a pianist practically uninterrupted after
her marriage. For "A year and half they
remained in Leipsic. her name appearing
occasionally on the Gewandhass pro-
gfammes and elsewhere. In Iss2 the couple
made tour TO Hamburg. while she consin-
they made a journey to Russia. whicn
brought her great triumphs. In that year
they took up their abode In Dresden. and
In fSa in Dusseldorf Schumanns health
sss continually falling. and for several
years hts wlfe's domestic life was one OF
the greatest devotion. care and anxiety.
though her career as an artist was not
seriously interrupted thereby.
Schumann's death took place In 1885. near
Bonn. after two years speat in an asylum.
Nine Schsmann returning from her sue
cessflsl first appearance In England just
before his last breath. After that occur
renee. at once severe blow and a relief
from suffering. Nine. Schumann continued
her activity as concert pianist In Ger
many and Austria with little Interruption
TIL a few years before her death. She fire.
qaentiy appeared n England, and gained
a great popularity there. In ISIS she ac-
eepted the post Of principal teacher OF the
planoforte in a Frankfort conservatory.
and taught there with distinction for sew
erai years.
% high Intellectual gifts. as well as OF
warm feeling and great technical accom-
piishnent. which latter she retained even
10 an advanced age: her power OF compeil-
ing a beautiful tone from the plano
forte was especially admired Her roper
tory vas large ana comprehensive. com
pris,ng works Of many schools Those Of
her husband. ret uanaturaIly. she PLAYED
with especial prediction She was also
a composer. although her works are at
this day rs good as unknown. A few songs
by her are included IN her husbands op,s
=. and he used themes Of her composition
In his irpTo-nptu op. s: the andan;fao Of
his sonata Op. IA. and Gas a '.motto'sl ,na
-TsaydS bGnilerfanxe.~ op e.