Aufschwung

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Aufschwung is a passionate, stormy piano piece by Robert Schumann, known for its sweeping arpeggios and dramatic contrasts, from his Fantasiestücke, Op. 12.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Romantic-era composition
character piece
piano piece
belongsToRepertoire standard Romantic piano repertoire
catalogue Schumann Op. 12 No. 2 NERFINISHED
closingCharacter brilliant
collectionPosition No. 2 in Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 NERFINISHED
composer Robert Schumann NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Germany
dedicationOfCollection Anna Robena Laidlaw NERFINISHED
difficultyLevel advanced
firstPublication 1837
form ternary-like form
genre solo piano music
hasMusicalFeature dramatic contrasts
passionate character
stormy character
sweeping arpeggios
instrumentation solo piano
isPartOfCycleWith Des Abends
Ende vom Lied
Fabel
Grillen
In der Nacht
Traumes Wirren
Warum?
key F minor
languageOfTitle German
middleSectionCharacter lyrical
notableInterpretationBy Alfred Brendel NERFINISHED
Claudio Arrau NERFINISHED
Martha Argerich NERFINISHED
Vladimir Horowitz NERFINISHED
openingCharacter impetuous
opusNumber Op. 12
partOf Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 NERFINISHED
period Romantic period NERFINISHED
publisher Breitkopf & Härtel NERFINISHED
requiresTechnique agile fingerwork
dynamic control
wide arpeggios
style Romantic piano miniature
tempoIndication Sehr rasch
titleTranslation Soaring NERFINISHED
Upswing
typicalPerformanceLength approximately 3–4 minutes
usesTexture broken chord figurations
rapid passagework

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