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Arthur Rubinstein plays Schumann's Fabel and
Traumeswirren from the suite
"Fantasiestucke", op. 12. This was
Rubinstein's final recital from 1975.
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Info about Schumann's Fantasiestucke:
Robert Schumann's Fantasiestücke, Op. 12,
are eight pieces for piano, written in 1837.
Schumann is said to have perceived in In der
Nacht the story of Hero and Leander, albeit
not until after writing it. Schuman composed
the pieces with the characters Florestan and
Eusebius in mind, representing the duality of
his personality. Eusebius depicts the dreamer
in Schumann while Florestan represents his
passionate side. These two characters parlay
with one another throughout the collection,
ending self-reflectively with Eusebius in
Ende vom Lied
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Fabel:
The sixth piece in Robert Schumann's
Fantasiestucke piano collection is Fabel.
Like the previous piece, this also juxtaposes
both the passionate and dreamy side of
Schumann within the same work (as opposed to
representing each separately, as in the first
subset). Fabel -- the German cognate for the
English word 'Fable' -- precedes the piece In
der Nacht and is followed by Traumes Wirren.
As indicated by the tempo, langsam, the piece
should be played at a slow pace. Regarding
key signature, this piece breaks from the
pattern of D-flat major/F minor established
by the previous pieces and is written in C
major, the functional dominant of F minor. In
this piece, the whimsical nature of Florestan
is set against the ethereal tranquility of
Eusebius, resulting in a "placid narrative
together with rich veins of humor."
Traumeswirren:
Traumes Wirren is german for 'tangled dreams'
and is the seventh piece of Robert Schumann's
Fantasiestucke. The title is implicative of
the struggle between the dreams and the
passions within Schumann. In this piece the
dreamy quality of Schumann, represented by
the character of Eusebius, becomes entangled
by the passions of Florestan, who symbolizes
Schumann's more emotional side. The piece
should be played in an extremely lively
fashion, as indicated by the tempo of
'Äußerst lebhaft'. Like the previous piece,
Fabel*, this piece departs from the
established D-flat major/f minor key
signature scheme, as it is written in the key
of F major which is also the key of Ende vom
Lied, the next piece. The piece is
rhythmically intense and a rapid pulse
permeates it.
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No. 6: Fabel(Fable), C Major - Langsam -
schnell
No. 7: Traumeswirren(Tangled Dreams), F Major
- Äußerst lebhaft
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