Cherubini's stay in Vienna was mostly miserable, but he did get to meet Beethoven. He also referred to Beethoven's piano approach as "rough," and the musician himself as "an unlicked bear cub." Despite this, Beethoven regarded Cherubini as the finest current composer outside himself. When Cherubini returned to Paris, he was welcomed by a large crowd and given a banquet. They had met through Franz Stephan, who was friends with both men. Stephan introduced them as "two geniuses" who were too important for each other. This is probably why neither one of them took time to teach the other anything; instead they spent their time criticizing each other's work. Schumann was a strong supporter of Beethoven's music and tried to promote it among his contemporaries. He also wrote articles praising Beethoven for several publications including The Musical Times. But these friendships ended when Beethoven and Schumann fell out over a woman. According to some sources, Schumann was engaged to be married to a young lady named Clara Wieck. But he broke off the engagement and went to Berlin to study under Beethoven. Beethoven, who was still struggling with health problems, decided not to go after him. He felt that Schumann was trying to steal Clara from him and this made the two musicians enemies for life.