Robert Schumann a Youth Pilgrimage to Munich 1828
Robert Schumann Youth Pilgrimage Robert Schumann A Youth Pilgrimage to Munich 1828 Robert Schumann Youth Pilgrimage Introduction The young Schumann’s original sheets titled “Jünglings-Wallfarthen [Youth Pilgrimages]”, which he wrote down as a student in Heidelberg in 1830, are held at the Robert Schumann House in Zwickau. The nine journeys made between 1826 and 1830 took him to the following places: 1. Journey to Gotha, Eisenach, Weimar, Jena, 1826 2. Journey to Prague, 1827 3. Journey to Munich through Bavaria, 1828 4. Journey on the Rhine up to Heidelberg, 1829 5. Journey through Switzerland up to Venice, 1829 6. Journey through Baden to Strasbourg, 1830 7. Journey through Hesse to Frankfurt, 1830 8. Schwetzingen, Speyer, Worms and Rhenish Bavaria (Palatinate), 1830 9. Journey on the Rhine to Wesel and through Westphalia to Leipzig, 1830 The subsequent seven pages of prose text were titled “Erstes Gemählde. Reise nach Prag [First Picture. Journey to Prague]” but broke off in the middle of a sentence describing Colditz Castle. Unfortunately, Schumann never again got around to writing out his diary, kept in the form of keywords, as a continuous travel report. The slightly abridged version of Pilgrimage No. 3 below only covers the period between his departure from Zwickau and his stay in Munich. Legal notice Concept: Walter Müller, CH-8320 Fehraltorf Design/ prepress/print: Bucherer Druck AG, 8620 Wetzikon Photographs: Walter Müller Issue: July 2015 Robert Schumann Youth Pilgrimage Zwickau–Bayreuth Diary of Robert Schumann [Thursday, 24th April: Zwickau (departure early 01:00) – Plauen – Hof – reunion with Rosen1 – arrival Bayreuth evening 19:30 (Goldene Sonne Inn mediocre) Travel time: Zwickau–Hof 12 hours, Hof–Bayreuth 15 hours Friday, 25th April: Jean Paul’s tomb2 – deep pain – Rollwenzel Inn3 – Jean Paul’s study4 and chair – Hermitage5 – fond memory of Jean Paul – stroll to Fantasie Palace6 – monuments] 1 Gisbert Rosen, youth friend of Schumann, who started to study law together with him at the University of Leipzig.
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