Scholars have long been trying to figure out the mystery of Chopin’s one and only solo Fantasie. The highly individual form is a puzzle to all who prefer more traditional genre concepts. Is it a sonata movement, a rondo, or even a free combination of character movements such as march, recitative or chorale? Chopin lovers have no need of such considerations, seeing that nobody would ever dare to doubt that this Fantasie is one of the greatest works from his pen. After completing the composition, Chopin wrote “The sky is bright, but my heart is afflicted by sorrow”. This gloomy contrast pervades the Fantasie. It is an exceptional work from every point of view, now provided as a separate publication by way of a faithful Henle Urtext edition.
學者們長期以來一直試圖解開蕭邦唯一一首獨奏幻想曲的謎團。這種高度個人化的形式令所有更傾向於傳統體裁概念的人感到困惑。它是奏鳴曲式的樂章、迴旋曲式,還是進行曲、宣敘調或合唱曲等性格樂章的自由組合?蕭邦的樂迷不需要考慮這些,因為沒有人會質疑這首幻想曲是他最偉大的作品之一。完成這首作品後,蕭邦寫道:「天空晴朗,但我的心卻充滿悲傷。」這種憂鬱的對比貫穿了整首幻想曲。無論從哪個角度來看,這都是一部傑出的作品,如今,亨勒出版社以忠實的原始樂譜將其單獨出版。