Editing Clara Schumann (section)

=== Impact during her lifetime ===
[[File:Elliott & Fry - Clara Schumann (ca.1890, crop).jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Retouched black-and-white photograph of an older woman, sitting next to a table on which she leans her right arm, with the hand supporting her head while her left hand holds a paper in her lap, dressed in black and with black lace covering most of her whitish hair|Schumann, according to [[Edvard Grieg]] "one of the most soulful and famous pianists of the day"]]

Although Schumann was not widely recognized as a composer for many years after her death, she had a lasting effect as a pianist. Trained by her father to play by ear and memorize, she gave public performances from memory as early as age thirteen, a fact noted as exceptional by her reviewers.{{sfn|Reich Book|2001|pp=271–72}} She was one of the first pianists to perform from memory, making it the standard for concerts. She was also instrumental in changing the kind of program expected of concert pianists. In her early career, before her marriage, she played the customary bravura pieces designed to showcase the artist's technique, often in the form of arrangements or variations on popular themes from operas, written by virtuosos such as Thalberg, Herz, or Henselt. As it was customary to play one's own compositions, she included at least one of her own works in every program, such as Variations on a Theme by Bellini (Op. 8) and the popular Scherzo (Op. 10). However, as she became a more independent artist, her repertoire contained mainly music by leading composers.{{sfn|Litzmann Bio|1913|loc=v. 1 p. 316}}{{sfn|Litzmann Bio (German)|1908}}

Schumann influenced pianists through her teaching, which emphasized expression and a singing tone, with technique subordinated to the intentions of the composer. One of her students, [[Mathilde Verne]], carried her teaching to England where she taught, among others, [[Solomon (pianist)|Solomon]]. Another of her students, [[Carl Friedberg]], carried the tradition to the [[Juilliard School]] in America, where his students included [[Nina Simone]], [[Malcolm Frager]], and [[Bruce Hungerford]].{{sfn|Reich Book|2001|p=254}}

She was also instrumental in getting the works of Robert Schumann recognized, appreciated and added to the repertoire. She promoted his works tirelessly throughout her life.{{sfn|Reich Book|2001}}