Fantasie in C major, Op 17 (Schumann)
from Schumann: Arabeske, Kreisleriana & Fantasie (CDA68363)
1 Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen [13'00]
2 Mäßig: Durchaus energisch [7'47]
3 Langsam getragen: Durchweg leise zu halten [10'05]
30 minutes 52 seconds 3 tracks
‘Kreisleriana, it could be argued, is far and away the most challenging of the cycles. While Hough’s approach is supremely lyrical, he is especially adept at capturing the sudden, unsettling shifts of ...
BBC Music Magazine
‘Such tenderness in the opening movement [of the Fantasie]—Schumann's deep lament for Clara—then more extrovert but never flamboyant; deeply thought and felt from beginning to end … I was captiva ...