While Liszt is the most famous example, other musical works use similar subtitles:
: 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 . subtitle Fantasia
This specific subtitle reflects a deliberate fusion of two opposing musical structures: While Liszt is the most famous example, other
: 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. subtitle Fantasia
: By calling it a "Fantasia," Liszt signaled a move away from the rigid, traditional constraints of the classical Sonata form.