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Clara Schumann was born on September 13th, 1819 in Leipzig, Germany
克拉拉·舒曼于1819年9月13日出生于德国莱比锡，
to an ambitious and dedicated music teacher named Friedrich Wieck, who had created his own method of piano teaching.
成为弗里德里希·威克的学生，弗里德里希是一位雄心勃勃、专心致志的音乐教师，并创造了自己的钢琴教学方法。
By age 15, Clara had become known in the musical world as a brilliant piano prodigy.
在15岁的时候，克拉拉就以杰出的钢琴天才而闻名于音乐界。
She composed her own pieces to play at concerts, including waltzes, opera aria variations, and a piano concerto.
她在音乐会上演奏自己的创作作品，包括华尔兹、歌剧咏叹调变奏曲和钢琴协奏曲。
Her incredible musical skills caught the attention of fellow musician Robert Schumann who began to pursue her romantically when he was 24 and she was 15.
她不可思议的音乐技巧引起了同为音乐家的罗伯特·舒曼的注意，24岁的罗伯特·舒曼浪漫追求15岁的克拉拉·舒曼。
Frederich Weick was strongly objected to their romance,
弗雷德里克·威克强烈反对他们的爱情，
however in 1840, one day prior to Clara’s 21st birthday, the two celebrated a court approved marriage, much to the dismay of Clara’s father.
然而在1840年，也就是克拉拉21岁生日的前一天，两人举行了一场法庭批准的婚姻，这让克拉拉的父亲非常沮丧。
The musical couple was described as being ahead of their time, as both husband and wife tried to juggle family life with successful careers.
这对音乐剧夫妻被描述为超前于他们的时代，因为夫妻俩都试图在家庭生活和成功事业之间进行平衡。
Clara’s musical success proved to be too difficult for Robert to bear at times, and their relationship was strained as a result.
克拉拉在音乐上的成功有时对罗伯特来说太难忍受了，他们的关系因此变得紧张。
She and Robert had eight children, and Clara had to shoulder much of the childrearing burdens
她和罗伯特有八个孩子，克拉拉不得不承担抚养孩子的重担，
as Robert’s severe mental health issues eventually led to him to being committed to an asylum.
而罗伯特严重的心理健康问题最终导致他被送进了一个收容所。
Clara was an extraordinary woman, not only in her musical contributions and performance ability, but also in her capacity to face the many hardships in her life.
克拉拉是一个非凡的女人，她的非凡不仅体现在她的音乐贡献和表演能力，而且体现在她面对生活中的许多困难的能力。
She became the sole breadwinner after Robert’s hospitalization and worked tirelessly to ensure the health and safety of her family,
罗伯特住院后，她成了唯一的养家糊口的人，她孜孜不倦地工作以确保家人的健康和安全，
including an incident where she had to rescue her children during the 1848 revolution in Leipzig.
甚至在1848年莱比锡革命期间，她不得不营救自己的孩子。
A protege of Robert, Johannes Brahms became a confidante and colleague to Clara after Robert’s death.
作为罗伯特的闷声，约翰内斯·勃拉姆斯在罗伯特死后成为克拉拉的知己和同事。
The two were even rumored to have a romantic relationship.
两人甚至被传有恋情。
Unfortunately, Clara had to give up composing to work more steadily in teaching and performing in an effort to insure financial security for herself and eight children.
不幸的是，为了确保自己和八个孩子的经济安全，克拉拉不得不放弃作曲，选择教学和表演，以求稳定的工作。
She passed away 40 years after her husband Robert on May 20th, 1896 in Frankfurt, Germany at the age of 76.
1896年5月20日，她在丈夫罗伯特死后40年在德国法兰克福去世，享年76岁。
