: 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
: The choice of "Fantasia quasi Sonata" is a direct nod to Beethoven’s "Moonlight" and "Sonata No. 13," both of which were titled Sonata quasi una fantasia . : By calling it a "Fantasia," Liszt signaled
: 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. : The subtitle links the work to Dante
The phrase "subtitle Fantasia" most prominently refers to famous piano composition, the Dante Sonata , which bears the official subtitle "Fantasia quasi Sonata" . Core Features of the "Fantasia quasi Sonata"
: 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.