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Schumann: Fantasy for Piano (Op. 17)

Stephen Johnson and Michel Dalberto look into Schumann's Fantasy for Piano, originally written as a tribute to Beethoven but also as an expression of love from the composer to his future wife.

Stephen Johnson looks into one of the great masterpieces of the romantic repertory, Schumann's Fantasy for Piano, originally written as a tribute to Beethoven but also as an expression of love from the composer to his future wife. The Fantasy is performed specially for the programme by Michel Dalberto.

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Music Played

  • Robert Schumann

    Fantasy for Piano (Op. 17)

    Performer: Michel Dalberto

Broadcast

  • Sat 15 Nov 2003 14:00