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After Schumann became the musical director of the Düsseldorf Music Society, his circumstances grew increasingly difficult. Despite some initial successes, he faced mounting resistance from authorities, musicians, and the public. In response, he dedicated himself even more intensively to composing new works at home. As Clara Schumann wrote in her diary in September 1851, "R. has composed three piano pieces of a very serious, passionate character, which greatly please me." Our revised edition of these "Fantasy Pieces," which share a certain affinity with the Romances op. 28, now includes an informative preface.