Brahms, a traditionalist among Romantic composers, poured his sad, heart-rending melodies into classical forms, with the desire that his symphonies and concertos should consist of nothing but beautiful music.There is a museum dedicated to Brahms in Hamburg, the city where he was born.

The only remaining home of this great composer, in Baden-Baden, where he lived between 1865 and 1874, is open to the public. Numerous original furnishings and exhibits are on display there.

Stations in life:
Hamburg, Baden-Baden

Clara Schumann, née Wieck, was a pianist and composer. She went on a number of concert tours and was considered to be one of the top European pianists at the age of only sixteen. Around this time she was composing virtuoso works for piano. She married Robert Schumann in 1840.

Stations in life:
Leipzig, Frankfurt am Main, Baden-Baden, Berlin