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
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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
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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 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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