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The whole work is based on one single basic Motif , from which all Themes are developed. This motif is distilled from the theme of the second movement. This second movement (set in C sharp minor) is a sequence of Variations on a melody taken from the Lied Der Wanderer , which Schubert himself wrote in 1816. This set of variations gives the work its popular name. All four movements follow each other without a break. After the first movement '' Allegro con fuoco ma non troppo'' in C major and the second movement '' Adagio '', follow a Scherzo '' Presto '' in A flat major and the Finale , which returns to the key of C major. This finale starts out as a Fugue but later breaks into a Virtuoso piece. The Wanderer Fantasy is considered Schubert's most technically demanding composition for the piano. Schubert himself is reputed to have said "the devil may play it", in reference to his own inability to do so properly. |
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