🇭🇺Franz Liszt ： Schwanengesang (Schubert) S.560 R.245 – Liebesbotschaft D.957

This work is Liszt’s arrangement for solo piano of a Schubert song, in which a vocal-like melody blends beautifully with the continuously flowing motion of the accompaniment. The piece unfolds around the presentation and development of the melody, with an intimate expressiveness that invites the listener to imagine the feeling of the words. The melody should be allowed to sing while the accompaniment retains lightness and gentle forward motion. Careful balance between the voices and attention to the breathing of each phrase help bring out both the lyricism of the original song and the rich piano sonority characteristic of Liszt.