The first work on today’s program, “Romantic Bridge” is Schubert’s bewitching Fantasia in F minor, for piano four-hands. Conjuring orchestral sonority with only twenty fingers and one piano, this work is one of the most sublime creations of Schubert’s entire output. Continuing a Romantic theme, the work that follows, Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E-flat major, is dedicated to his wife, Clara and was written during the prolific first years of their marriage.
Romantic Bridge
Wu Han (Photo: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco)
Playlist
Franz Schubert: Fantasia in F minor for Piano, Four Hands, D. 940, Op. 103
Ken Noda, Wu Han, piano
Robert Schumann: Quintet in E-flat major for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 44
Gilbert Kalish, piano; Ani Kavafian, Francisco Fullana, violin; Che-Yen Chen, viola; Dmitri Atapine, cello
