Davidsbündler

The list might run on indefinitely.

These individuals were for the most part Davidsbündler.

Let us briefly explain.

The League of the Davidites was an imaginary company, a creation of Schumann's fancy, composed of many of his friends who appeared to think as he did and were moved by fresh musical and poetic impulses.

In a letter he wrote her from Zeekow, he said, "Through all the joys and heavenly glories of autumn, there gazes out an angel's face, a perfect likeness of a certain Clara, whom I well know." And he ended with, "You know how dear you are to me." Even at that, there was no question on either side about spoken love.

There was much music-making to absorb the pair, and musical friends were thronging Leipzig.

Mendelssohn arrived, and the Davidsbündler jubilated at his coming.

Chopin, whom Clara had already met in Paris, was steered by Mendelssohn directly to the Wieck home, where Clara was made to play something of Schumann's, in this case the F sharp minor sonata, and then some Chopin études and a concerto movement.

It is an honor to me to be allowed to perform such works." "My dear, those compositions are my poor, weak way of expressing my thoughts about you.

The battles which you have cost me, the joy you have given me, are all reflected by my music.

You are almost the sole inspiration of my best: the concerto, the sonata, the Davidsbündlertänze, the Kreisleriana, the Novelletten.

Why, dearest, in the Novelletten are my thoughts of you in every possible position and circumstance, and all your irresistibleness.

No one could have written the Novelletten unless he had gazed into such eyes and touched such lips as yours.