Symphonic Etudes / Fantasie in C major

Album by Robert Schumann & Bernd Glemser

Symphonic Etudes and Fantasie in C major are solo piano works by Robert Schumann, composed in the mid-1830s (the Symphonic Etudes were completed in 1837 and the Fantasie written between 1836 and 1839). Both pieces exemplify Schumann's Romantic-era piano writing, blending virtuosic technical demands with intense lyricism and formal invention, and they occupy a pivotal position in his development as a composer and in the 19th-century piano repertoire.
First released: November 2004

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphonic Études, op. 13: Theme. Andante
    1:39
  2. 2.
    Symphonic Études, op. 13: No. 1. Un poco più vivo
    1:14
  3. 3.
    Symphonic Études, op. 13: Var. 1
    1:38
  4. 4.
    Symphonic Études, op. 13: No. 2. Andante
    3:38
  5. 5.
    Symphonic Études, op. 13: No. 3. Vivace
    1:14
  6. 6.
    Symphonic Études, op. 13: No. 4. Allegro marcato
    0:58
  7. 7.
    Symphonic Études, op. 13: No. 5. Scherzando
    1:24
  8. 8.
    Symphonic Études, op. 13: Var. 4
    3:34
  9. 9.
    Symphonic Études, op. 13: No. 6. Agitato
    0:48
  10. 10.
    Symphonic Études, op. 13: No. 7. Allegro molto
    1:11
  11. 11.
    Symphonic Études, op. 13: Var. 3
    1:33
  12. 12.
    Symphonic Études, op. 13: Var. 2
    2:33
  13. 13.
    Symphonic Études, op. 13: No. 8. Sempre marcatissimo
    2:50
  14. 14.
    Symphonic Études, op. 13: No. 9. Presto possibile
    0:39
  15. 15.
    Symphonic Études, op. 13: Var. 5
    3:19
  16. 16.
    Symphonic Études, op. 13: No. 10. Allegro con energia
    1:18
  17. 17.
    Symphonic Études, op. 13: No. 11. Andante espressivo
    3:04
  18. 18.
    Symphonic Études, op. 13: No. 12. Allegro brillante
    6:30
  19. 19.
    Fantasie in C major, op. 17: I. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen
    14:09
  20. 20.
    Fantasie in C major, op. 17: II. Mäsig. Durchaus energisch
    8:03
  21. 21.
    Fantasie in C major, op. 17: III. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten
    10:48

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