Contents
- I
- II
- III
About the book
Robert Schumann wrote his three Fantasiestücke (fantasy pieces) in two days in February 1849, for the clarinet and piano. They run as one journey from dusk to fire: a tender, searching piece in A minor, Zart und mit Ausdruck; a light, lively one in A major, Lebhaft, leicht; and a passionate finale, Rasch und mit Feuer, that drives faster and faster to its close. Schumann played them first with the Dresden clarinettist Johann Kotte.
The clarinet part is printed for the clarinet in A, from the Schumann collected edition edited by Clara Schumann (Breitkopf & Härtel).
Source: Robert Schumann's Werke, ed. Clara Schumann (Breitkopf & Härtel, Serie 5).
