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This Fantasy and Fugue presents a grand contrapuntal atmosphere, alternating sumptuous choral blocks with impassioned, dramatic fugal writing. You will need to focus on Analyse harmonique (4.4/5) — here that means quickly identifying modulatory progressions and harmonic pedal points to shape tension and release — and on Polyphony for three voices or more (4.4/5), which requires very fine hand independence to keep the fugue subject singing while securing bass and accompaniment. From the Romantic period, the piece stands as an important work in Liszt's output demonstrating his fusion of transcriptional bravura and contrapuntal craft.