Franz Liszt ： Années de pèlerinage troisième année Aux cyprès de la Villa d’Este II S.163/R.10

This is a quiet, tense miniature imbued with solemnity and profound grief. The contrast between weighty, dark chords and long-breathed melodies creates a sense of movement from a restrained opening toward an emotional intensification, before seeming to return to stillness. The resonance of the chords and the afterimage created by the rests are also important points to hear. In performance, the melody should emerge clearly from the inner voices or dense chords, while maintaining enough restraint that even powerful passages do not become noisy. The pedal should be used without clouding the sonority, and the tempo should not fluctuate excessively. Carefully preserving the spaces that include silence allows the deep, prayer-like expression to come through.