🇭🇺Franz Liszt ： La Reine de Saba – Berceuse S.408

This Berceuse (lullaby) is Liszt’s arrangement for solo piano of a melody from Gounod’s opera The Queen of Sheba. Centered on a gently swaying vocal line, the music unfolds through the relationship between melody and accompaniment. A key attraction is the way it preserves the songful character of the original while adding the breadth of sound and decorative expression particular to the piano. In performance, the melody should remain clearly prominent, while the accompaniment is kept soft and even. The pedal should be used carefully to avoid blurring the sonority; attention to subtle changes in nuance and natural breathing helps convey the work’s quiet intimacy.