🇭🇺Franz Liszt ： Symphony No.1 in C-Dur (Beethoven) S.464-1

Liszt’s transcription of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1, reworked for solo piano, brings the work’s four movements together on a single instrument. The passing of themes, development of motifs, and contrasts between fast and slow sections are central to its structure. A key attraction lies in the writing’s orchestral density, which preserves the original’s layered textures and wide range while adapting them to the piano. In performance, it is important to bring the melody forward from the inner voices and accompaniment and to clarify the role of each part. Maintaining rhythmic momentum and light articulation, while carefully adjusting tone color and pedaling to suit each movement, brings out both the work’s overall architecture and its power.