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Fantasie in C major, Op. 17

183630 min

This guide follows Schumann’s Fantasie in C major, Op. 17 (1836) in three parts: Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen, Mäßig. Durchaus energisch and Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten (sonata form).

Recording: Alexandre Moutouzkine (piano) (2011)

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  1. I
  2. II.
  3. III . zu halten · Sonata form
I 0:15–10:02

Marked to be played fantastically and passionately, this is heard as three large parts. The opening material twice around lyrical themes and a bravura . Then the marking Im Legendenton (in the manner of a legend) brings a quieter central , which is ornamented and then comes back. The opening music in A′, and the carries the Beethoven quotation.

  1. / A: OM1
  2. / A: OM2
II. 10:05–20:01
III . zu haltenSonata form20:28–30:23

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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