What was it about Clara Schumann that Brahms and Schumann, two of the most romantic composers ever fell in love with her? Lots of things! Find out what a total badass she was at the piano.
Scherzo No. 2, Op. 14 by Clara Wieck Schumann. Recording from IMSLP
https://imslp.org/wiki/Scherzo_No.2%2C_Op.14_(Schumann%2C_Clara)
Also check out Isata Kanneh-Mason playing it https://youtu.be/c7f9SoDuHjY
Information is from the following sources:
Clara Schumann: The Artist and the Woman (Reich)
Clara Schumann: An Artist's Life, Based on Diaries and Letters (Litzmann)
Johannes Brahms: A Biography (Swafford)
The Letters of Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms 1853-1896 (Litzmann)
The Complete Correspondence of Clara and Robert Schumann (Crawford/Fritsch)
Schumann: The Face and the Masks (Chernaik)