Wanderer Fantasy

" Wanderer Fantasy " is the popular name for the Opus 15 (D 760) in C Major by Franz Schubert, written in November 1822. It is a fantasy for piano solo in four movements, which partially even in the classical sonata form seem to stand and form a sonata in their arrangement ( which is evident in the typical order fast-slow - scherzo - quick ). On the other hand, there is a close relationship between the individual sets, so that the imagination is interpreted as a major Sonata process. Accordingly, the first sentence would be the exposure, the second is a free implementation, the third one (albeit highly varied ) recapitulation and the fourth would make the virtuoso coda.

The whole work is based on a single motif that is found in its pure form in the melody of the second movement, which was quoted by Schubert from one of his own songs, The Wanderer (1816 ).

The four sets merge seamlessly. The first movement, Allegro con fuoco ma non troppo is in C major and in 4/4-time, here is mainly the rhythm of the basic figure (quarter - 2/8 - Quarter - 2/8 ) characteristic. The second movement, Adagio, which forms the nucleus of the work, is surprising in C sharp minor, is a set of variations in which Schubert comes to the most diverse ( from the polyphonic kit for delicate played around melody, further powerful dotted chord towers to rapid tremolos ). The third movement, Presto in A flat major, the basic motive now accessed in 3/4-time and in -dash version. The finale (Allegro) is again in C major. After a fugal beginning Schubert is looking for new modes of expression, even more than in the previous sentences. He already engages with his orchestral composition technique before the works of Franz Liszt, by using chord tremolos, extended octave and chordal passages and especially arpeggios in until then unknown extent. Schubert himself admitted that he had never mastered the work ( "The devil will play this stuff !") And accordingly it is also known as the technically most ambitious work.

The work is mainly in piano technical terms in a certain context with the work of Franz Liszt. This was so impressed with the sound possibilities that were hidden in the Walker fantasy that he often aufführte this and also wrote its own version for piano and orchestra.

• Works of Franz Schubert
• Piano music
• Romantic music (factory )