Carnaval, Fantasiestücke, Papillons
SCHUMANN Robert (1810-1856)
Marc-André Hamelin (Piano)
Label : Hyperion Records
Artikelnummer: CDA67120
1 CD Spielzeit : 073:08
CHF 19.50
The three works on this disc fall into the latter category and the programme opens with Papillons, only his second published work and arguably his first masterpiece. Its inspiration seems to come from the description of a masked ball in the novel Flegeljahre by Jean Paul. Carnaval inhabits the same world as Papillons but on a larger scale; it is probably Schumann's most popular piano work [...]. Fantasiestücke takes its inspiration from E T A Hofmann and is perhaps a more inward-looking cycle.