As in your upload, Cole, Liszt quotes from Byron's 'Childe Harold' to introduce Eglogue, underpinning the delicate and fresh-faced pastoral setting of this gorgeous composition. Tim Parry, writing for 'Hyperion' has noted how the 'Années de pèlerinage' compositions include some of the most richly poetic piano music of the nineteenth century, enshrining many of the central features of Romanticism. He observes how they capture "the desire to wander, the search for beautiful landscapes and fusion with nature, the fertilization of music with literary and other cultural associations, as well as the journey of discovery, both outward (the physical exploration) and inward (the sense of personal pilgrimage). The models for these pieces are both visual and literary, and Liszt’s music embodies a typically Romantic blend of evocative pictorialism and personalized poetic response." And what an exquisite performance you give us - virtuoso playing at its most refined: B R A V O ! ❤
Glad I found this channel...piano pieces I've loved for decades but have never heard talked about like this. I'm John, incidentally...the "Joan" is due to a technical glitch in UA-cam.
Thank you for this! Have you ever thought of doing a comparison between the Vallee d'Obermann and the 2nd Ballade? They seem to mirror each other as poetic journeys, spiritual journeys somehow anchored in a voyage through a very material landscape, whether real or imagined...
Beautiful. I always think this was the happiest era in Liszt's life.
Obermann valley enters the chat 😏
Jk I too believe so
Yes, this first year depicts the relation with d'Agoult, the first part of the story ending in Geneva.
As in your upload, Cole, Liszt quotes from Byron's 'Childe Harold' to introduce Eglogue, underpinning the delicate and fresh-faced pastoral setting of this gorgeous composition. Tim Parry, writing for 'Hyperion' has noted how the 'Années de pèlerinage' compositions include some of the most richly poetic piano music of the nineteenth century, enshrining many of the central features of Romanticism. He observes how they capture "the desire to wander, the search for beautiful landscapes and fusion with nature, the fertilization of music with literary and other cultural associations, as well as the journey of discovery, both outward (the physical exploration) and inward (the sense of personal pilgrimage). The models for these pieces are both visual and literary, and Liszt’s music embodies a typically Romantic blend of evocative pictorialism and personalized poetic response."
And what an exquisite performance you give us - virtuoso playing at its most refined: B R A V O ! ❤
Thanks for this. Always wanted to tackle this piece but felt intimidated. Now I must give it a try!
Eflat-F-Aflat is the motif of the Cross. This piece was written already in 1836.
I'm curious who do you prefer Chopin or lizst
Glad I found this channel...piano pieces I've loved for decades but have never heard talked about like this. I'm John, incidentally...the "Joan" is due to a technical glitch in UA-cam.
Can you please listen to the only true and played as Liszt really wanted recording?Jose Vianna Da Motta:he was pupil of Bülow and Liszt
Thank you for this! Have you ever thought of doing a comparison between the Vallee d'Obermann and the 2nd Ballade? They seem to mirror each other as poetic journeys, spiritual journeys somehow anchored in a voyage through a very material landscape, whether real or imagined...