Spring Symphony

1h 43min

Music

"Spring Symphony" is the story of Robert Schumann and Clara Wieck. Both were music entities. Robert Schumann turns out to have been a second tier composer, if that, never rising to the heights of a Beethoven or Mozart. In contrast, Clara Wieck was a master technician in the playing of the piano, a composer (probably not at Schumann's level), and was a child prodigy.

Production Companies

Allianz Filmproduktion

Peter Schamoni Film

ZDF

DEFA

Cast

Herbert Grönemeyer

Herbert Grönemeyer

Robert Schumann
Nastassja Kinski

Nastassja Kinski

Clara Wieck
Rolf Hoppe

Rolf Hoppe

Friedrich Wieck
Marie Colbin

Marie Colbin

Dame in Paris
André Heller

André Heller

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Edda Seippel

Edda Seippel

Mutter Schumann
Bernhard Wicki

Bernhard Wicki

Baron von Fricken
Friedrich W. Bauschulte

Friedrich W. Bauschulte

Burschenschafter
Inge Marschall

Inge Marschall

Clemenza Wieck
Kitty Mattern

Kitty Mattern

Princess Starnitz
Anja-Christine Preussler

Anja-Christine Preussler

Clara as a Child
Gidon Kremer

Gidon Kremer

Paganini
Gerda Rimpler

Gerda Rimpler

Gerda Rimpler
Sonja Tuchmann

Sonja Tuchmann

Baronesse von Fricken
Helmut Oskamp

Helmut Oskamp

Alwin Wieck
Wolfgang Greese

Wolfgang Greese

Presiding Judge
Walter Schuster

Walter Schuster

Professor Fischhof

Release date

8th Apr 1983

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch