The Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17, stands as Robert Schumann's undisputed masterpiece for the solo piano. Composed in 1836 during a period of agonizing separation from his beloved Clara Wieck, it is a work of monumental scale, combining the structural grandeur of a sonata with the unfettered emotional freedom of a fantasy.
Dedicated to Franz Liszt, this work is a profound tribute to Ludwig van Beethoven and a searing musical love letter that captures the very essence of the High Romantic era.
This edition is a reissue of music originally published by Edition Peters, Leipzig.