Brahms writing to Clara Schumann
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Heart-breaking quotations from the great composers' love letters
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9. Brahms writing to Clara Schumann
The composer Johannes Brahms was in love with Clara Schumann – but unfortunately she was married to the composer Robert Schumann, one of Brahms' best friends. Historians disagree over whether the pair ever acted on their feelings – but this quotation is pretty unequivocal…