Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
'Schumann\'s Fantasie, Op. 17 is one of the finest examples of Romantic piano music. Providing a rounded picture of this major keyboard work, Nicholas Marston first traces the fascinating history of its composition drawing on many of Schumann\'s letters to Clara Wieck and to his publisher. Schumann\'s own writings also provide vital insights into the relationship between the Fantasie and the many generic and descriptive titles Schumann gave the work before publication. The role of allusion to and quotation from other works is also considered, preparing the way for an analytical study of each of the movements of the Fantasie. The book concludes with an overview of the reception and performance of the Fantasie from 1839 to the present day.\n
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Synopsis
Nicholas Marston traces the fascinating history of Schumann's Fantasie, Op. 17.
Synopsis
The fascinating history of the composition of one of the finest examples of Romantic piano music is traced by drawing on many of Schumann's letters to Clara Wieck and to his publisher and examining the few surviving sketches of the work.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 108-111) and index.
Table of Contents
Preface; List of plates; list of abbreviations; 1. The compositional history of the Fantasie; 2. What's in a name? Genre and title in the Fantasie; 3. Allusion and quotation in the Fantasie; 4. Form in the First Movement; 5. Schiegel's leiser Ton and thematic unity in the Fantasie; 6. Form in the Second and Third Movements; 7. The subsequent history of the Fantasie; Notes; Bibliography.