🇭🇺Franz Liszt ： 12 lieder (Schubert) S.558 – Auf dem Wasser zu singen

This work is Liszt’s piano transcription of a Schubert song, with a continuously undulating accompaniment that suggests movement across the surface of the water. A songful melody unfolds above the delicate triplet flow, combining the vocal expressiveness of the original with the brilliant ornamentation of the piano. Listening for the changing character of the melody and sonority as the song’s flow develops brings out the music’s depth. In performance, the accompaniment should remain light while the melody is allowed to emerge clearly. The pedal should connect the sonorities without making them muddy, while the triplets remain even and the phrasing retains a natural sense of breath.