🇭🇺Franz Liszt ： Nocturne “En rêve” S.207/R.87

Liszt’s Nocturne “En rêve” is a miniature marked by a quietly floating melody and an accompaniment that makes thoughtful use of space. Rather than emphasizing a large-scale dramatic development, it creates a dreamlike atmosphere through the changing flow of brief ideas and subtle shifts in harmonic color. Its appeal lies in bringing the principal melody clearly above the accompaniment while allowing the lingering resonance at the ends of phrases to be fully savored. The pedal should preserve the sonority without making it cloudy, and the tempo should remain flexible rather than mechanical, with gentle fluctuations shaped by the music’s natural breathing so that its delicate lyricism can emerge.