Clara encouraged him to write symphonic music, noting in her diary, "it would be best if he composed for orchestra; his imagination cannot find sufficient scope on the piano... His compositions are all orchestral in feeling... My highest wish is that he should compose for orchestra—that is his field! May I succeed in bringing him to it!"
Clara urged him to write music for an orchestra, stating in her diary that "his imagination cannot find sufficient scope on the piano," and that all of his compositions have an orchestral feel. She hopes he will compose for an orchestra and believes she can help him achieve this goal.