"(...)
Brahms was distraught when Schumann was taken away; but he couldn't help loving Clara.
Brahms and Clara wrote to each other constantly.
By the end of 1854, their intimacy was so advanced that Brahms felt able to end one of his letters to her with a quote from the Arabian Nights: "Would to God that I were allowed this day instead of writing this letter to you to repeat to you with my own lips that I am dying of love for you. Tears prevent me from saying more."
We don't know how Clara replied because, many years later, they returned their letters to each other, and she destroyed hers.
We also don't know whether they ever became lovers; probably not - the guilt would have been too overwhelming.
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Adoro a forma como o Brahms acaba a carta...!
Provavelmente, a história de amor mais trágica e fascinante da História da Música, o triângulo amoroso Brahms, Robert e Clara Schumann...
Aiii, vidas difíceis...
...
Uns com tanta coragem, outros com tão pouca...
É impressionante...!
Monday, April 14, 2008
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