🇭🇺Franz Liszt ： Mephisto Waltz No.4 (unfinished) S.696

Mephisto Waltz No. 4 was left unfinished, making it difficult to understand its form and overall development as one would in a completed work. The fragmentary waltz gestures convey Liszt’s bold harmonic imagination, together with an eerie and unsettled atmosphere. It is rewarding to compare the contrasts and repetitions of the musical material while also listening closely to the spaces left by the written notes. In performance, avoid relying solely on flashy gestures; preserve the suppleness of the rhythm and the sharpness of the accents, and clearly define the character of each fragment. Rather than trying to conceal its unfinished nature, treating interruptions and tension as part of the expression can reveal its distinctive appeal.