Great Masters: Robert and Clar

Investigate the intriguing compositions and lives of classical music's "first couple" and its 20th-century rebel. Start with Great Masters: Robert and Clara Schumann—Their Lives and Music, which reveals how their two-career marriage—he as a pioneering critic and composer, she as one of the leading concert pianists of Europe—was highly exceptional for its time. Then, in Great Masters: Shostakovich—His Life and Music, delve deep into the life and art of a musical genius whose works testify to the endurance of the human spirit under totalitarianism.