🇭🇺Franz Liszt ： Winterreise (Schubert) S.561 R.246 – Der Leiermann

This work is Liszt’s arrangement for solo piano of the melody from the final song of Schubert’s Winterreise. A plain melody emerges above a repeating accompaniment figure, while the sparseness of the texture heightens its loneliness and quiet tension. Preserving the flow of the original song, it portrays the musical progression through the interplay of melody and accompaniment on the piano alone. In performance, the melody should not become overly sentimental; it is important to bring out the inner voices and repeated bass notes clearly. Pedaling should be used carefully to avoid clouding the sound, while maintaining a steady tread and shaping the lingering resonance and stillness leading toward the close.