1)Zart und mit Ausdruck 00:00
2) Lebhaft, leicht 3:05
3) Rasch und mit Feuer 6:02
Schumann was the first composer to use the title Fantasiestücke, adopting it from one of his favourite authors, E T A Hoffmann; it suits his style perfectly. He wrote four sets of Fantasiestücke-two for solo piano and one for piano trio, as well this set. These pieces, composed in two days, show Schumann at his most gentle; as so often in his works, the music is like a reverie translated into sound, a dream-state into which nothing prosaic or harsh is allowed to intrude. Even the exciting last movement-Rasch und mit Feuer-contains no real anger; its energy is exultant and, as always with Schumann, poetic. We have chosen to record here-with a couple of minor cellistic adjustments-the composer’s first version (originally entitled Soiréestücke). The differences between this and the published edition are fairly minor, the repeat of the opening section being the most noticeable; but having become familiar with the few subtle harmonies that were cut out of the later version, we opted to remain with the composer’s first thoughts. Source: www.hyperion-r...
30 сен 2024
