The final movement of his third symphony was inspired by a visit to a cathedral in Cologne, which is located on the title German river.
This man allegedly turned to composing after his use of a homemade finger strengthening device ended his career as a pianist. One work by this composer includes an A-E flat-C-B phrase encoding the name of his fiancée's hometown of Asch. "The Wild Horseman" and "The Happy Farmer" are titles in this composer's (*) Album for the Young, and this man's first symphony reuses a theme from his Kreisleriana. The final movement of his third symphony was inspired by a visit to a cathedral in Cologne, which is located on the title German river. For 10 points, name this composer of Carnaval and the Rhenish symphony, the husband of Clara Wieck.
This man allegedly turned to composing after his use of a homemade finger strengthening device ended his career as a pianist.
Robert Schumann