Robert Schumann: Fantasie in C major, Op. 17

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Robert Schumann’s Fantasie in C major, Op. 17 is a monumental Romantic piano work renowned for its emotional depth, virtuosic demands, and richly imaginative structure.

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instanceOf Romantic piano work ⓘ
piano composition ⓘ
approximateCompositionEndYear 1838 ⓘ
approximateCompositionStartYear 1836 ⓘ
associatedComposer Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
associatedPerson Clara Schumann ⓘ
catalogueNumber Op. 17 ⓘ
composer Robert Schumann ⓘ
composerNationality German ⓘ
contains dramatic first movement ⓘ
lyrical slow third movement ⓘ
march-like second movement ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
dedicatedTo Franz Liszt ⓘ
dedication Franz Liszt ⓘ
emotionalCharacterization love-inspired ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ
passionate ⓘ
firstMovementKey C major ⓘ
firstMovementTempoMarking Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen ⓘ
firstMovementTitle Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen ⓘ
genre concert piece ⓘ
hasOpusNumber 17 ⓘ
hasTitle Fantasie in C major ⓘ
instrumentation solo piano ⓘ
key C major ⓘ
languageOfMarkings German ⓘ
movementCount 3 ⓘ
notableFeature cyclical motivic connections between movements ⓘ
extreme emotional intensity ⓘ
high technical difficulty ⓘ
large-scale Romantic form ⓘ
rich harmonic language ⓘ
notableFor imaginative formal design ⓘ
virtuosic piano writing ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 17 ⓘ
originalIntendedPurpose fundraising for a monument to Ludwig van Beethoven in Bonn ⓘ
period Romantic era ⓘ
secondMovementKey E-flat major ⓘ
secondMovementTempoMarking Mäßig. Durchaus energisch ⓘ
secondMovementTitle Mäßig. Durchaus energisch ⓘ
structure three-movement work ⓘ
style late early-Romantic ⓘ
thirdMovementKey C major ⓘ
thirdMovementTempoMarking Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten ⓘ
thirdMovementTitle Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration about 30 minutes ⓘ
workNumberInComposerOutput 17 ⓘ

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Clara Schumann → dedicateeOf → Robert Schumann: Fantasie in C major, Op. 17 ⓘ
Piano Sonata in B minor → relatedWorkByDedicatee → Robert Schumann’s Fantasie in C, Op. 17 ⓘ
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