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Fantasiestücke (Fantasy Pieces) for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73

184911 min

This guide follows Schumann’s Fantasiestücke (Fantasy Pieces) for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73 (1849) in three parts: Zart und mit Ausdruck, Lebhaft, leicht and Rasch und mit Feuer.

Recording: Pascal Moraguès (clarinet), Hélène Grimaud (piano) (2001)

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Follow all 10 sections as they play

  1. I
  2. II,
  3. III
I 0:05–3:01

Marked tender and with expression. The A section is dreamy and a little sad, and it begins in A minor. A contrasting B section follows and the opening , varied, in A′. By the end the piece has moved to A major, so the melancholy closes with a hint of hope.

  1. A
  2. B
II, 3:07–6:22
III 6:40–10:42

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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Robert SchumannChamber musicRomantic period

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