Fantasy for violin and piano (Schubert)


composed his Fantasy in C major for violin and piano, Op. posth. 159, 934, in December 1827. It was the last of his compositions for violin and piano, and was premiered in January 1828 by the violinist Josef Slavik and the pianist Carl Maria von Bocklet at the Landhaussaal in Vienna.
The difficult work was "calculated to display Slavík's virtuoso technique" and is demanding for both instruments. According to pianist Nikolai Lugansky, the Fantasy "is the most difficult music ever written for the piano", and "more difficult than all of Rachmaninov’s concertos put together".
The work is in three movements:
I. Andante molto - Allegro vivace
II. Andantino
III. Allegro presto
The second movement, Andantino, is a reworking of Schubert's earlier song "Sei mir gegrüßt", formatted as a theme and variations.

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