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Schubert – Wanderer Fantasy and Diabelli Variation

December 8th, 2009 in Piano Street Site News by

Wanderer Fantasy
Considered being his most technically demanding piano composition Schubert himself said “the devil may play it” about his Wanderer Fantasy, opus 15.
It was composed in 1822 and dedicated to Emanuel Karl Edler von Liebenberg, who was a student of Hummel.

Schubert’s Diabelli Variation
Schubert wrote one variation on the well known Waltz by Diabelli, which Beethoven based his 33 Diabelli Variations on.
Diabelli was known not only as a composer but also as a publisher. In 1819 he decided to publish a volume of variations made by several composers on a Waltz of his own.
Fifty composers responded with pieces for this publication. The idea was to make one each. However, Beethoven came with 33 and his were published in a volume of their own as 33 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli.

The above two works by Schubert and several other pieces have now been added to the Piano Street sheet music library, including two varation works and several smaller compositions.
See the complete list for this addition.

Wanderer Fantasy, opus 15
Variation on a Waltz by Diabelli
Variations on a Theme by Hüttenbrenner
Ten Variations, D. 156
Five Piano Pieces, D. 459
Three Piano Pieces, D. 946
Piano Piece in A Major
Allegretto, D. 915
Andante in C Major, D. 29

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