🇭🇺Franz Liszt ： Ballade aus dem “Fliegende Holländer” (Wagner) d-moll S.441/R.274

This work is Liszt’s arrangement for solo piano of material from Wagner’s opera The Flying Dutchman. Its singing melodies alternate with harmonies and accompaniments of dramatic tension, portraying the narrative quality of the original on a single piano. Listen closely to the flow as it proceeds from the presentation of the melody while changing in character, and remain aware of shifts in atmosphere as you perform. The key to making the brilliant virtuosity serve the music is to bring the main melody clearly to the fore, balance the inner voices and accompaniment, and shape the expansion and release of dynamics with a broad sense of breath.