Schumann Symphony No. 2

Schumann’s life was marked with severe mental health issues. In
1844, Schumann suffered one of his worst breakdowns yet. He was
dizzy, weak, had vision problems, couldn’t sleep, and couldn't
listen to music. By 1845 Schumann slowly began to recover and the
first wholly new work he produced was a symphony in C Major. As
Schumann said, “I began to feel more myself when I wrote the last
movement, and was assuredly better....still, it reminds me of
dark days.” Today, we'll talk all about this huge symphony!