🇭🇺Franz Liszt ： Litaney (Schubert) Des-Dur

Based on Schubert’s song “Litaney auf das Fest Aller Seelen,” this is a piano solo transcription by Liszt. A quiet, prayerful melody lies at its center, with phrases that preserve the feel of a singing voice and an accompaniment that gently supports the harmony. The piece unfolds in a broad arc, allowing the melody to sing fully, building toward a climax through expansion of register and dynamics before returning to stillness. In performance, the melody should be brought clearly above the accompaniment, while the pedal connects the sonorities without obscuring harmonic changes. Avoiding haste and preserving resonance at rests and phrase endings brings out its introspective character.