The Fantasies (German Fantasien), Op.
116 for solo piano were composed by Johannes Brahms in the Austrian town of Bad Ischl during the summer of 1892.
[1] The set consists of seven pieces entitled Capriccio or Intermezzo, though Brahms originally considered using "Notturno" for No.
[2] The pieces were published by N. Simrock in December 1892, and represent the end of Brahms's long break from composing piano pieces.
[1] The seven movements are: This article about a classical composition is a stub.