🇭🇺Franz Liszt ： La Pastorella delle Alpi et le Marin S.423

This fantasy for piano is Liszt’s reworking of material from Rossini’s Soirées musicales, including “La Pastorella delle Alpi” and “The Sailor.” Pastoral, songful melodies contrast with more active music, leading from the presentation of the themes into ornate and technically demanding development. A particular highlight is the way the original melodies remain prominent amid brilliant passagework, together with the increasing momentum toward the close. In performance, the fine right-hand figurations should remain light and agile while the melodies are allowed to sing fully, supported by carefully graded dynamics and transparent pedaling as the musical scenes change.