Fantaisie in F minor (Chopin)

Fantaisie in F minor
by Frédéric Chopin
Frederic Chopin in 1841, pencil drawing by George Sand
Opus	49
Genre	Romantic
Form	Fantasy
Composed	1841
Movements	1

The Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49, by Frédéric Chopin is a single-movement work for the piano, composed in 1841, when he was 31 years old. From Chopin's letters it is known that he used the name "fantasy" to show some sort of freedom from rules and give a Romantic expression. Frédéric Chopin continued the tradition of a self-contained movement in his Fantaisie. This Fantaisie is one of Chopin's longest pieces, and is considered one of his greatest works.

The autograph manuscript of the work is preserved in the National Library of Poland.

Form

This work belongs to the Fantasy form, a composition free in form and inspiration. It begins with a solemn marching theme that eventually plunges into a passionate and virtuosic section, the transition marked poco a poco … doppio movimento, still with elements of marching, but more triumphant and positive in mood. About halfway through the piece occurs a slow and sombre chorale-like section in B major, before the previous section is restated. After a short, quiet and sweet statement followed by a final flourish the work ends in a plagal cadence in A-flat major, the relative key. This piece is 11–14 minutes long.

References

^ "Fryderyk Chopin - Information Centre - Fantasy in F minor, Op. 49 - Genres". en.chopin.nifc.pl. 2012. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
^ "fantasia (music) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia". britannica.com. 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012. composition free in form and inspiration, usually for an instrumental soloist
Samson, Jim (1992). "Extended forms: the ballades, scherzos and fantasies". In Samson, Jim (ed.). The Cambridge Companion to Chopin. Cambridge University Press. pp. 101–123. ISBN 9780521477529.

External links

Fantaisie in F minor Op. 49

performed by Luke Faulkner

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Chopin's autograph manuscript in the National Library of Poland
Fantaisie, Op.49: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
Performance of Fantaisie in F minor by Cecile Licad from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in MP3 format

v t e Miscellaneous extant works by Frédéric Chopin
With opus numbers Variations brillantes in B♭ major on "Je vends des scapulaires" from Hérold's Ludovic, Op. 12 Boléro, Op. 19 Tarantelle in A♭ major, Op. 43 Allegro de concert, Op. 46 Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49 Berceuse in D♭ major, Op. 57 Barcarolle in F♯ major, Op. 60 Marche funèbre in C minor, Op. posth. 72/2 Three Écossaises, Op. posth. 72/3 17 Polish songs, Op. posth. 74 Without opus numbers Album Leaf (Moderato) in E major, B. 151 Andantino in G minor (arr. of the piano part of the song Wiosna), B. 117 2 Bourrées, B. 160b Canon in F minor, B. 129a Cantabile in B♭ major, B. 84 Contredanse in G♭ major (doubtful), B. 17 Fugue in A minor, B. 144 3 Fugues; arr. from Cherubini's Cours de contrepoint et de fugue, KK. VIIa/2 Galopp in A♭ (Galop Marquis), P. 2/13 Introduction, Theme and Variations in D on a Venetian air, for piano 4-hands, KK. IVa/6 Klavierstück in B♭ (1834), P. 2/6 Klavierstück in E♭ (1837), P. 2/5 Klavierstück in E♭ (1840), P. 2/10 Largo in E♭, B. 109 2 Polish songs, B. 51, 132 Variations in A major, Souvenir de Paganini, B. 37 Variation in E major for Hexameron, B. 113 Variations in E major for flute and piano on "Non più mesta" from Rossini's La Cenerentola, B.9, KK. Anh. Ia/5 Variations in E major on the air "Der Schweizerbub", a.k.a. Introduction et Variations sur un Lied allemand, B. 14
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Miscellaneous extant works by Frédéric Chopin

With opus numbers: Variations brillantes in B♭ major on "Je vends des scapulaires" from Hérold's Ludovic, Op. 12; Boléro, Op. 19; Tarantelle in A♭ major, Op. 43; Allegro de concert, Op. 46; Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49; Berceuse in D♭ major, Op. 57; Barcarolle in F♯ major, Op. 60; Marche funèbre in C minor, Op. posth. 72/2; Three Écossaises, Op. posth. 72/3; 17 Polish songs, Op. posth. 74

Without opus numbers: Album Leaf (Moderato) in E major, B. 151; Andantino in G minor (arr. of the piano part of the song Wiosna), B. 117; 2 Bourrées, B. 160b; Canon in F minor, B. 129a; Cantabile in B♭ major, B. 84; Contredanse in G♭ major (doubtful), B. 17; Fugue in A minor, B. 144; 3 Fugues; arr. from Cherubini's Cours de contrepoint et de fugue, KK. VIIa/2; Galopp in A♭ (Galop Marquis), P. 2/13; Introduction, Theme and Variations in D on a Venetian air, for piano 4-hands, KK. IVa/6; Klavierstück in B♭ (1834), P. 2/6; Klavierstück in E♭ (1837), P. 2/5; Klavierstück in E♭ (1840), P. 2/10; Largo in E♭, B. 109; 2 Polish songs, B. 51, 132; Variations in A major, Souvenir de Paganini, B. 37; Variation in E major for Hexameron, B. 113; Variations in E major for flute and piano on "Non più mesta" from Rossini's La Cenerentola, B.9, KK. Anh. Ia/5; Variations in E major on the air "Der Schweizerbub", a.k.a. Introduction et Variations sur un Lied allemand, B. 14

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