Fictional Portrayals
- Song of Love was a 1947 film starring Paul Henreid as Schumann, Katharine Hepburn as Clara Wieck, Robert Walker as Johannes Brahms and Henry Daniell as Franz Liszt.
- Peter Schamoni's 1983 movie Frühlingssinfonie (Spring Symphony) tells the story of Robert and Clara's romance, against her father's opposition. Robert was played by Herbert Grönemeyer, Clara by Nastassja Kinski, and Clara's father by Rolf Hoppe. The role of Niccolò Paganini was played by the violinist Gidon Kremer. The score was written by Grönemeyer and conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch.
- The Andrew Crumey novel Mobius Dick has a chapter depicting Schumann at Endenich.
- Geliebte Clara was a 2008 film taking a look at the lives of 19th-century composers Clara and Robert Schumann.
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