Fantasie in C major, Op. 17

Robert Schumann

Op. 17

Martha Argerich /

1976

Gil's top choice. 'Just wonderful.' 'Impassioned and dramatic, but then also really poetically beautiful. She really brings these wonderful colors to the softer movements and really beautifully recorded.' A 'wonderful way to get to know the fantasy.'

Plateselskap: Sony

Maurizio Pollini /

1973

A 'famous recording.' 'Really powerful and dynamic. Wide dynamic range, strong tones, beautiful nuance as well. Very structurally sound in excellent sound quality.'

Sviatoslav Richter /

1961

A 'really strong version.' 'Virtuosic and poetic, but also fairly controlled,' so 'the varying moods of the work really tie together and make sense.'

Clifford Curzon /

1954

Curzon brings 'concentration, that intellect,' and is 'also powerful and intense, very probing,' with 'beautiful sensitivity' in the 'very poetic' final movement. 'Fairly good mono sound.'

Benno Moiseiwitsch /

1953

From a 'consummate romantic pianist.' Shows 'wonderful bravura, power, beautiful soft tones,' and 'wonderful color.' 'Always with Moiseiwitsch this feeling of spontaneity.' The sound is 'a little bit clangy' and 'not ideal.'