🇭🇺Franz Liszt ： Dance of the Sylphs S.475

Liszt arranged the “Dance of the Sylphs” from Berlioz’s dramatic legend The Damnation of Faust for solo piano. While preserving the light and fantastical character of the dance, the piece evokes the expansive orchestral sound of the original through transparent upper-register melodies, delicate passagework, and the exchange between voices. Listening closely to the interplay between the flowing melody and the accompaniment’s floating quality brings out the changing expressions of the music. In performance, it is important not to pursue speed alone, but to keep each note clear while connecting the sonorities with the pedal, using a light touch and subtle dynamics to convey a dancing gesture and a sense of distance.