{"product_id":"schumann-vol-1-carnaval-op-9-fantasie-in-c-op-17","title":"Schumann, Vol. 1: Carnaval, Op. 9 \u0026 Fantasie in C, Op. 17","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3069\/OP3069-sample.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Schumann was born on June 8, 1810, in Zwickau, Germany, and became one of the most distinctive and imaginative voices of the Romantic era. Initially pursuing a career as a concert pianist, a permanent injury to his right hand redirected his energies toward composition, and he developed a deeply literary and poetic approach to music shaped by his voracious reading of German Romantic writers. His piano works in particular are among the most psychologically rich and inventive of the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarnaval, Op. 9 was composed in 1834 and 1835 as a suite of twenty-one short character pieces, each vivid and self-contained, yet unified by a hidden musical cipher — the notes A, S, C, and H, spelling out Asch, the hometown of Ernestine von Fricken, a young woman Schumann was romantically involved with at the time. Some pieces draw from the Italian commedia dell'arte tradition, while others are portraits of real figures: \u003cstrong\u003eEusebius\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eFlorestan\u003c\/strong\u003e represent the twin poles of Schumann's own personality, \u003cstrong\u003eChiarina\u003c\/strong\u003e is Clara Wieck — the pianist who would become his wife — and \u003cstrong\u003eChopin\u003c\/strong\u003e appears as a tender homage to his great contemporary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Fantasie in C, Op. 17, composed largely in 1836, is a work of far greater emotional weight — a three-movement outpouring of longing directed at Clara Wieck, from whom Schumann was being forcibly separated by her disapproving father. The first movement is among the most turbulent and expansive pieces in the Romantic repertoire, the second provides a bold, march-like energy, and the third brings the work to a close with a profound and still tenderness. Together, these two works offer a portrait of Schumann at his most inspired — a composer for whom music was inseparable from literature, love, and the full complexity of inner life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTrack List:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarnaval, Op. 9: Preambule - 2:39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3069\/01%20Carnaval,%20Op.%209%20-%201.%20Preambule%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarnaval, Op. 9: Pierrot - 1:27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3069\/02%20Carnaval,%20Op.%209%20-%202.%20Pierrot%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarnaval, Op. 9: Arlequin - 1:26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3069\/03%20Carnaval,%20Op.%209%20-%203.%20Arlequin%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarnaval, Op. 9: Valse noble - 1:52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3069\/04%20Carnaval,%20Op.%209%20-%204.%20Valse%20noble%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarnaval, Op. 9: Eusebius - 2:04\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3069\/05%20Carnaval,%20Op.%209%20-%205.%20Eusebius%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarnaval, Op. 9: Florestan - 1:12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3069\/06%20Carnaval,%20Op.%209%20-%206.%20Florestan%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarnaval, Op. 9: Coquette - 1:28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3069\/07%20Carnaval,%20Op.%209%20-%207.%20Coquette%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarnaval, Op. 9: Replique - Sphinxes - 1:12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3069\/08%20Carnaval,%20Op.%209%20-%208.%20Replique%20-%20Sphinxes%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarnaval, Op. 9: Papillons - 0:59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3069\/09%20Carnaval,%20Op.%209%20-%209.%20Papillons%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarnaval, Op. 9: ASCH - SCHA (Lettres dansantes) - 1:21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3069\/10%20Carnaval,%20Op.%209%20-%2010.%20A.S.C.H.-S.C.H.A.%20(Lettres%20dansantes)%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarnaval, Op. 9: Chiarina - 1:36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3069\/11%20Carnaval,%20Op.%209%20-%2011.%20Chiarina%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarnaval, Op. 9: Chopin - 1:50\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3069\/12%20Carnaval,%20Op.%209%20-%2012.%20Chopin%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarnaval, Op. 9: Estrella - 0:39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3069\/13%20Carnaval,%20Op.%209%20-%2013.%20Estrella%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarnaval, Op. 9: Reconnaissance - 2:18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3069\/14%20Carnaval,%20Op.%209%20-%2014.%20Reconnaissance%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarnaval, Op. 9: Pantalon et Colombine - 1:06\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3069\/15%20Carnaval,%20Op.%209%20-%2015.%20Pantalon%20et%20Colombine%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarnaval, Op. 9: Valse allemande - 1:15\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3069\/16%20Carnaval,%20Op.%209%20-%2016.%20Valse%20allemande%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarnaval, Op. 9: Intermezzo - Paganini - 1:34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3069\/17%20Carnaval,%20Op.%209%20-%2017.%20Intermezzo%20-%20Paganini%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarnaval, Op. 9: Aveu - 1:40\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3069\/18%20Carnaval,%20Op.%209%20-%2018.%20Aveu%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarnaval, Op. 9: Promenade - 2:36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3069\/19%20Carnaval,%20Op.%209%20-%2019.%20Promenade%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarnaval, Op. 9: Pause - 0:20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3069\/20%20Carnaval,%20Op.%209%20-%2020.%20Pause%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarnaval, Op. 9: Marche des Davidsbundler contre les Philistins - 4:03\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3069\/21%20Carnaval,%20Op.%209%20-%2021.%20Marche%20des%20Davidsbundler%20contre%20les%20Philistins%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFantasie in C, Op. 17: Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen-Im Legendenton - 13:03\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3069\/22%20Schumann%20Fantasie%20In%20C,%20Op.%2017%20No.%201%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFantasie in C, Op. 17: Mässig, durchaus energisch - 8:44\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3069\/23%20Schumann%20Fantasie%20In%20C,%20Op.%2017%20No.%202%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFantasie in C, Op. 17: Langsam getragen - Durchweg leise zu halten - 11:06\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pianodisc.com\/audio-samples\/OP3069\/24%20Schumann%20Fantasie%20In%20C,%20Op.%2017%20No.%203%20(Sample).mp3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudio Preview\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style: none;\"\u003eTotal Runtime - 1:08:00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n","brand":"PianoDisc Music Store","offers":[{"title":"Download","offer_id":52411236450585,"sku":"OP3069","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0148\/7808\/1110\/files\/PDSchumannVol1.jpg?v=1779216002","url":"https:\/\/store.pianodisc.com\/products\/schumann-vol-1-carnaval-op-9-fantasie-in-c-op-17","provider":"PianoDisc Music Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}