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Fantasy for violin and piano (Schubert)

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Franz Schubert composed his Fantasy (German: Fantasie; French: Fantaisie) in C major for violin and piano, Op. posth. 159, D 934, in December 1827. It was the last of his compositions for violin and piano, and was premiered in January 1828 by the violinist Josef Slavik and the pianist Carl Maria von Bocklet at the Landhaussaal in Vienna.[1][2]

The difficult[3] work was "calculated to display Slavík's virtuoso [violin] technique" and is demanding for both instruments. According to pianist Nikolai Lugansky, the Fantasy "is the most difficult music ever written for the piano", and "more difficult than all of Rachmaninov’s [piano] concertos put together".[4]

Structure

The work is in three movements:

  1. Andante molto - Allegro vivace
  2. Andantino
  3. Allegro presto

The second movement, Andantino, is a reworking of Schubert's earlier song "Sei mir gegrüßt" (D 741, 1821-22), formatted as a theme and variations.

References

Citations

  1. ^ Deutsch (1978), p. 597
  2. ^ Wigmore, Richard Liner notes to Schubert: Complete works for violin and piano. Hyperion CDA67911/2, 2013. EAN 034571179117
  3. ^ Montgomery (1997), p. 294
  4. ^ "Nikolaï Lugansky, quasi sans exclusive". lugansky.homestead.com. Retrieved 2018-07-20.

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