Fantasiestücke, Op 12 (Schumann)
from Schumann: Carnaval, Fantasiestücke, Papillons (CDA67120)
1 Des Abends [5'18]
2 Aufschwung [3'24]
3 Warum? [3'01]
4 Grillen [3'12]
5 In der Nacht [4'24]
6 Fabel [2'43]
7 Traumes Wirren [2'21]
8 Ende vom Lied [4'28]
28 minutes 51 seconds 8 tracks
‘This is Hamelin's second Schumann recital for Hyperion. Once again, for the most part, there is a reassuring sense of a pianist expanding his poetic horizons as well as his legendary mastery’ (Gramop ...
‘Hamelin's combination of fleet-fingered delicacy and compelling drive suit Schumann's aesthetic ideally; but best of all is his gleeful sense of story-telling … the excellent sound-quality has a ...
‘Marc-André Hamelin's refreshingly robust yet subtle, crystalline playing does justice to both sides of the composer's strange personality, the passionate Florestan and the dreamer Eusebius’ (The Sund ...