Chopin, Mendelssohn & R. Schumann: Piano Fantasies
7/3/2020, 8 Tracks, 1:05:00
Featuring
Amit Yahav
Frédéric Chopin
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Robert Schumann
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Performer Biography
Amit Yahav earned a Doctor of Music degree in 2018 for his thesis investigating interpretation in the music of Chopin, supported by the Royal College of Music's Polonsky Award.
Interpretation
The free form of these Romantic fantasies presents interpretational challenges, requiring the performer to balance the work's structure with its extemporized nature.
Performer Biography
Pianist Amit Yahav is a multi-award-winning artist known for his passionate and intellectually insightful interpretations, particularly of Chopin and Schumann.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at the Festeburgkirche in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on December 10-11, 2019, using a Steinway D piano.
Historical Context
The musical genre of the fantasia has a history stretching back centuries to the Renaissance, where musicians would improvise at the keyboard.
Composer's Artistic Vision
By the Romantic era, the word 'fantasy' described not only a musical genre but also commonly referred to 'imagination'.
