Fantasy for violin and piano (Schubert)

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]

A typical performance lasts around 25 minutes.

Structure[edit]

Fantasy in C major, D 934

Performed by Dénes Zsigmondy (violin) and Anneliese Nissen (piano)

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The work is in seven sections/movements:

Andante molto (C major, 6/8 time)
Allegretto (A minor, 2/4 time)
Tema e Variazioni - Andantino-Adagio (Ab Major, 3/4 time)
Tempo I (C major, 6/8 time)
Allegro vivace (C major, cut time)
Allegretto (Ab major, 3/4 time)
Presto (C major, cut time)

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

References[edit]

Citations[edit]

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

Sources[edit]

Montgomery, David (1997). "Franz Schubert's music in performance: a brief history of people, events, and issues". In Gibbs, Christopher H. (ed.). The Cambridge Companion to Schubert. Cambridge Companions to Music. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-48424-4.
Deutsch, Otto Erich; et al. (Walther Dürr, Arnold Feil, Christa Landon [de] and Werner Aderhold) (1978). Franz Schubert: Thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge. New Schubert Edition (in German). Vol. Series VIII (Supplement), Vol. 4. Kassel: Bärenreiter. ISBN 9783761805718. ISMN 9790006305148.

External links[edit]

Authority file (Wikidata): Q24899576
Fantasie in C major, D 934: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
YouTube WQXRClassical: Fantasie in C major, D 934 - Tessa Lark (violin) & Renana Gutman (piano)
YouTube chambermusicsociety: Fantasie in C major, D 934 - Benjamin Beilman (violin) & Juho Pohjonen (piano)

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[1] Deutsch (1978), p. 597

[Hyperion2013-2] 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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v t e Chamber music by Franz Schubert
Duos	For violin and piano Sonat(in)as D 384, 385 and 408 Duo in A major, D 574 Rondo in B minor, D 895 Fantasy in C major, D 934 Arpeggione Sonata, D 821
Trios	Sonatensatz for piano trio, D 28 String Trios D 111A, 471 and 581 Notturno for piano trio, D 897 Piano Trio No. 1, D 898 Piano Trio No. 2, D 929 "The Shepherd on the Rock", D 965
String Quartets	No. 1, D 18 No. 2, D 32 No. 3, D 36 No. 4, D 46 No. 5, D 68 No. 6, D 74 No. 7, D 94 Quartettsatz, D 103 No. 8, D 112 No. 9, D 173 No. 10 (Haushaltung), D 87 No. 11, D 353 No. 12 (Quartettsatz), D 703 No. 13 (Rosamunde), D 804 No. 14 (Death and the Maiden), D 810 No. 15, D 887
Other	Rondo for violin and strings, D 438 Adagio and Rondo Concertante, D 487 Trout Quintet, D 667 Octet, D 803 String Quintet, D 956
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