🇭🇺Franz Liszt ： Chor der Spinnerinnen “Der fliegende Holländer” (Wagner) e-moll S.440/R.273

This work is Liszt’s arrangement for solo piano of the spinning song from Wagner’s opera Der fliegende Holländer. The finely articulated accompaniment figures suggest the turning of a spinning wheel, while the choral melody unfolds above them. After the presentation of the main theme, the music gradually builds in intensity as its register and sonority expand, leading to a brilliant climax. In performance, it is important to keep the rapid motion light and even while bringing the melody clearly to the foreground. The pedal should support the resonance without blurring the contours of the figuration, and the overall dynamic progression should be shaped on a broad scale.