Clarinet & Piano
Zart und mit Ausdruck --- Lebhaft, leicht --- Rasch und mit Feuer
| Robert Schumann (1810-56) |
Quality: 8 |
| Fantasiestücke, op. 73 |
Difficulty: 6 |
| 1849 |
11:00 |
| Peters, 1922 |
Highest Note: alt. F (alt. E on Bb) |
Description
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Died young, after being put in an asylum |
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Not good contest piece |
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Sounds easy but isn't |
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Written for clarinet or viola or 'cello |
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Originally written for A clarinet; edition contains Bb transposition |
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Teach this before Brahms |
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Piano part easy in mvmts. I & II, harder in III |
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Metronome markings added in 1852, but by Schumann |
Necessary Qualities
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Good tone |
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Good phrasing |
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Finger legato |
Pedagogical Suggestions
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Listen to 'cello or viola recordings |
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Play mvmt. I somewhat faster than marking indicates |
Recommended Recordings
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Shifrin/Rosenberger; Delos |
Other Editions
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Armato- has 1 clarinet part & transposes piano part |
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Henley- based on original manuscript (as is Peters) |
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Schirmer- has 1 piano part with clarinet part transposed |