🇭🇺Franz Liszt ： Festpolonaise c-moll S.230a/R.296

This work portrays the stately stride and festive brilliance characteristic of the polonaise through Liszt’s rich harmonies and virtuosic writing. Centered on a principal idea presented with weighty sonorities, it moves between forceful passages, songful expression, and glittering runs, creating vivid contrasts throughout. In performance, it is important to keep the left-hand rhythm clear while ensuring that the right-hand melody does not become submerged. The chords should be played with a sense of direction rather than excessive hardness; balancing dynamic contrasts with the lightness of the brilliant passages brings out the music’s dignity and vitality.