🇭🇺Franz Liszt ： Prelude on “Weinen Klagen Sorgen Zagen” S.179/R.23

Built around a chromatic descent in the bass, the piece is permeated by sonorities suggestive of profound lament. From the heavy tread of the opening, the music gradually intensifies, with the voices overlapping as it moves toward a great climax. Near the end, a chorale-like breadth emerges, bringing the work to a prayerful sense of repose. In performance, it is important to project the bass progression clearly while keeping the inner voices audible. The pedal should support the resonance without allowing it to become muddy, and the long dynamic arc and the release after the climax should be shaped with care.