At the home of Count Thun he met Robert and Clara Schumann, and showed them his G minor sonata, but failed to win their approval for this work—they detected too much of Berlioz in it.
Hjemme hos grev Thun mødte han Robert og Clara Schumann og viste dem sin g-mol-sonate, men opnåede ikke deres anerkendelse af dette arbejde – de mente at kunne spore Berlioz' indflydelse i det i alt for høj grad.