🇭🇺Franz Liszt ： Harmonies poétiques et religieuses Miserere S.173/R.14 A158

Based on Palestrina’s “Miserere,” this short piece conveys a mood of prayer and introspection. Vocal-style melodies are treated within the piano texture, while harmonic layers and expanding registers emerge from its calm flow. The music unfolds around the presentation and development of its material, with the contrast between quiet passages and moments of greater density providing a central point of interest. In performance, the melody should be brought clearly to the fore while the inner voices remain restrained, and the pedal should connect the sonority without allowing it to become blurred. Phrasing that suggests a deep breath and a measured expressiveness are essential.