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Kenneth Hamilton recommends a recording of Schumann's Fantasie, Op17

The Fantasie in C major was composed by Robert Schumann in 1836. It is popularly thought of as one of Schumann's greatest works for solo piano. It had its origins in a piece Schumann composed to express his unhappiness at being parted from his beloved Clara Wieck, whom he later married. This later became part of a work meant as a contribution to the appeal for funds to erect a monument to Beethoven in his birthplace, Bonn. It was eventually published in 1839 with a dedication to Franz Liszt.

Top recommendation:

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition (piano version)
SCHUMANN: Fantasie in C major Op. 17
Paul Lewis (piano)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC902096

Other recordings:

Below is a shortlist of other recordings which Kenneth Hamilton also liked, although we can鈥檛 guarantee the availability of these discs.

Vladimir Horowitz (1965)
CBS: M3K 44681

David Wilde
Delphian: DCD 34050

Martha Argerich
EMI: CDM 7 63576

Maurizio Pollini
Deutsche Grammophon: 423 134-2

Sviatoslav Richter
Warner: 0777 7 64625 2 3

Marc-Andre Hamelin
Hyperion: CDA67166

Andras Schiff
ECM New Series: 2122/23 4763909

Andreas Haefliger
Avie: AV 2293

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