Schumann – Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17

Robert Schumann’s Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17 is one of the great masterpieces of the Romantic piano repertoire. Composed between 1836 and 1839, it was dedicated to Franz Liszt, who greatly admired Schumann’s music. The three-movement work combines passionate expression, lyrical beauty and demanding pianistic writing. The first movement is particularly expansive and dramatic, while the second movement brings a powerful, march-like character before the deeply expressive third movement closes the work in an atmosphere of quiet reflection. Henle’s Urtext Edition, edited by Ernst Herttrich with fingering by Hans-Martin Theopold, provides an authoritative text based on the composer’s sources and is well suited to advanced study and concert performance. Contents Durchaus fantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen Mäßig. Durchaus energisch Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten