A look at the lives of 19th-century composers Clara and Robert Schumann.
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Martina Gedeck
Clara Schumann
Pascal Greggory
Robert Schumann
Malik Zidi
Johannes Brahms
Christine Oesterlein
Henriette
Péter Takátsy
Wazielewski
Rainer Delventhal
Béla Fesztbaum
Rainer Goernemann
Wolfgang Rüter
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