Schumann - Fantasiestucke - Achilles Liarmakopoulos & Angela Draghicescu

Achilles Liarmakopoulos, trombone
Angela Draghicescu, piano

Fantastiestucke - Robert Schumann
i. Zart und mit Ausdruck (Tender and with emotion)

Recorded and filmed LIVE at Gore Recital Hall by Alexey Alexandrov
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Audio was mixed by Chris Sulit and Achilles Liarmakopoulos and mastered by Diego Avila at DRoom402

Angela Draghicescu plays a Steiwnay piano
Achilles Liarmakopoulos plays a Conn 88 HVN trombone on this video

Recorded in September, 2021

Three Fantasy Pieces (Drei Fantasiestücke) for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73, were written in 1849 by the German composer Robert Schumann. Though they were originally intended for clarinet and piano, Schumann indicated that the clarinet part could be also performed on viola or cello.

Robert Schumann wrote them over just two days in February 1849, and originally entitled them "Night Pieces" before settling on the title "Fantasy Pieces." The title is one Schumann was fond of, since he used it in several works. This poetic title promotes the fundamental Romantic notion that creative expression is the product of the artist's unrestricted imagination. In addition, the connotations of "fantasy" justify the sudden mood changes, which are a signature of so much of Schumann's music, and which reflect his emotions and mood swings. The pieces are like songs without words, or an instrumental song cycle.

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