🇭🇺Franz Liszt ： Blessed Cross S.50-1

This piano miniature belongs to Liszt’s collection Twelve Old German Sacred Songs and is based on a religious subject. Rather than placing brilliant virtuosity at the forefront, it invites the listener to attend to its song-like melody and the changing harmonies that support it. The piece unfolds as if quietly tracing a single prayer, with the phrasing and lingering resonance providing important points of interest. In performance, keep the inner voices and accompaniment restrained while maintaining a clear melodic line. Use the pedal to connect the sonority without allowing it to become blurred, changing it carefully with the harmonic shifts. A measured tempo, with attention to the resonance of each note and to the rests, helps bring out the depth of expression within its simplicity.