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: By calling it a "Fantasia," Liszt signaled a move away from the rigid, traditional constraints of the classical Sonata form.
This specific subtitle reflects a deliberate fusion of two opposing musical structures: subtitle Fantasia
: It highlights the work's dual nature—it is structured enough to be a sonata but free enough in its poetic imagination to be a fantasy. Other Notable Examples : By calling it a "Fantasia," Liszt signaled
: Features a movement with the subtitle "Fantasia on a Russian Chant" , which emphasizes a specific melodic source (Russian liturgical music) played by a solo violin with strings. : By calling it a "Fantasia
: The subtitle links the work to Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy . It evokes a vast "cosmos of allusions" to the poem's themes of hell and redemption.
