Fantasiestucke Op 12

OMEA 2012,Class A: Normally in stock: Class A: Aufschwung or Grillen: This includes an appendix containing a ninth piece that Schumann excised duri ng the final stages of publication. Several of the composer's friends, including the work's dedicatee Robena Ann Laidlaw, played some of Op. 12 in public before it appeared in print. Later the work achieved rapid and widespread popularity. Perhaps the greatest compliment came from Franz Liszt, who excitedly wrote to the composer, Your 'Fantasy Pieces' have captured my interest in an extraordinary way. I play them truly with delight.