German composer and writer. His songs and short piano pieces portray states of emotion with great economy. Among his compositions are four symphonies, a violin concerto, a piano concerto, sonatas, and song cycles, such as Dichterliebe/Poet's Love (1840). Mendelssohn championed many of his works.
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