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16 SCHUMANN_FANTAISIE / KREISLERIANA
The
Fantasie
in Cmajor was still in theworks when Schumann, during themonth of
April 1838, began writing the
Kreisleriana
.
In contrast to Opus 17, the fruit of a long period of work (completed in December
1838), Opus 16 seemed to virtually spring from Schumann. In only a few days,
the musician laid down a score on ruled paper that would be one of the most
fascinating in Romantic piano literature.
“I completed an entire
notebook of new pieces. I
shall call them
Kreisleriana
.
You and one of your ideas
play the main role in it (…) ”.