The story of Faribolo Pastour starts in 1844. In September, on his concert tour to southern France, Spain, and Portugal, Liszt arrived in the town of Agen at the invitation of Jacques Boé Jasmin. A famous poet, Jasmin often also wrote the music to his poems and sang them. He must have sung his poem Faribolo Pastour / Siren with the Heart of Ice to Liszt, since Liszt improvised on Jasmin's melody as an encore after his concert (Jasmin may have adapted the melody from a folk song or had invented it himself). In October, Liszt stopped for two weeks in the popular resort town of Pau at the foot of the Pyrenees, where he quite unexpectedly met Caroline again - sixteen years after her father Count de Saint-Cricq had shown the door to the adolescent Liszt. During his stay in Pau, Liszt included his improvisation on Jasmin's melody as an encore in his concert programs and wrote down its score, naming it Faribolo Pastour, Chanson Tirée du Poém de Franconnetto de Jasmin. Time had erased the pain from his memories: the composition sings of lost love in calm melancholy and, after a short burst of agitato, ends in quiet resignation. Liszt dedicated Faribolo Pastour to Caroline, which has given rise to speculation that Liszt conveyed hidden criticism about Caroline with the dedication because Faribolo Pastour - which translates accurately as Frivolous Shepherd Girl - is in Jasmin's poem the Siren with the Heart of Ice who could not choose between her lovers (e.g., see saintcricq.com/siren-with-a-heart-of-ice). However, it is very difficult to accept that Liszt had an ulterior motive for the dedication given what we know about his character and the fact that he and Caroline became friends: Caroline started exchanging letters with Liszt and his companion Princess Sayn-Wittgenstein and traveled with her daughter a few times to Paris for meeting with Liszt's children from his relationship with Countess Marie d'Agoult. Furthermore, Liszt writes about Caroline as "the most ideally good woman" in his letter to Princess Belgiojoso, and in his letters to his mother in Paris, Liszt gives instructions about the presents to be sent to Caroline. Because Jasmin wrote his lyrics in his hometown Agen's Languedocian dialect, it is plausible that Liszt was simply unaware of the true meaning of the title Faribolo Pastour, which became erroneously translated into Standard French as Pastoral Whimsy. And Caroline didn't obviously fully understand Jasmin's patois either - having had her aristocratic upbringing in Paris.
In a sense, it is very easy to understand. It's the reason why junk food is more popular than healthy food. Most people would rather opt for a fatty burger than a healthy meal with vegetables. I think the same applies to music. The popular stuff is very often the "junk food" of music, but the hidden gems are often left at the bottom of the ocean of the musical world. I think it might also have to do with the culture in which live. We live in an age of bite sized messages, shorts and 1 day deliveries. People don't have the patience or the emotional maturity to listen to something like this. They want something that gets them stirred up and motivated to pursue work or their own physical development. We are a culture obsessed with what is convenient, fun and funny. So you can see that this "serious" music doesn't seem to fit in. Sadly so. In addition to that, we have become so obsessed with fulfilling our "dreams", we have hardly any time left to reflect and meditate on what really matters in life. It saddens me to see how our culture has become so shallow.
@@MusicalMetamorphosis- Yeah im starting to loose faith in humainity as well lol. Narcissists are everywhere in social media, they just want that one person, u know what I mean. That's life
@@suawdthedude8583 Keep your head up my man. There are still people in this world, whose life is not like that! Yours is not. Mine is not. Keep your head up brother.
Wonderful interpretation of a hidden gem, although not amongst the most forgotten..... intimate and passionate touch that is exactly what this piece conveys....and all but easy also technically speaking
This must be live from the Sydney competition, the best available performance of the piece. The melodies voiced perfectly, taken at a comfortable tempo-eliciting tragedy that accompanies the chant.
The story of Faribolo Pastour starts in 1844. In September, on his concert tour to southern France, Spain, and Portugal, Liszt arrived in the town of Agen at the invitation of Jacques Boé Jasmin. A famous poet, Jasmin often also wrote the music to his poems and sang them. He must have sung his poem Faribolo Pastour / Siren with the Heart of Ice to Liszt, since Liszt improvised on Jasmin's melody as an encore after his concert (Jasmin may have adapted the melody from a folk song or had invented it himself). In October, Liszt stopped for two weeks in the popular resort town of Pau at the foot of the Pyrenees, where he quite unexpectedly met Caroline again - sixteen years after her father Count de Saint-Cricq had shown the door to the adolescent Liszt. During his stay in Pau, Liszt included his improvisation on Jasmin's melody as an encore in his concert programs and wrote down its score, naming it Faribolo Pastour, Chanson Tirée du Poém de Franconnetto de Jasmin. Time had erased the pain from his memories: the composition sings of lost love in calm melancholy and, after a short burst of agitato, ends in quiet resignation. Liszt dedicated Faribolo Pastour to Caroline, which has given rise to speculation that Liszt conveyed hidden criticism about Caroline with the dedication because Faribolo Pastour - which translates accurately as Frivolous Shepherd Girl - is in Jasmin's poem the Siren with the Heart of Ice who could not choose between her lovers (e.g., see saintcricq.com/siren-with-a-heart-of-ice). However, it is very difficult to accept that Liszt had an ulterior motive for the dedication given what we know about his character and the fact that he and Caroline became friends: Caroline started exchanging letters with Liszt and his companion Princess Sayn-Wittgenstein and traveled with her daughter a few times to Paris for meeting with Liszt's children from his relationship with Countess Marie d'Agoult. Furthermore, Liszt writes about Caroline as "the most ideally good woman" in his letter to Princess Belgiojoso, and in his letters to his mother in Paris, Liszt gives instructions about the presents to be sent to Caroline. Because Jasmin wrote his lyrics in his hometown Agen's Languedocian dialect, it is plausible that Liszt was simply unaware of the true meaning of the title Faribolo Pastour, which became erroneously translated into Standard French as Pastoral Whimsy. And Caroline didn't obviously fully understand Jasmin's patois either - having had her aristocratic upbringing in Paris.
So nice composition and amazing performance. Thank you.
This is one of the most beautiful pieces I have ever heard. Compositional brilliance at its finest.
Indeed.
The tone of this pianist is *chef’s kiss *
I don't understand how this piece is not more well-known.
Same 😢
I'm wondering too
In a sense, it is very easy to understand. It's the reason why junk food is more popular than healthy food. Most people would rather opt for a fatty burger than a healthy meal with vegetables. I think the same applies to music. The popular stuff is very often the "junk food" of music, but the hidden gems are often left at the bottom of the ocean of the musical world. I think it might also have to do with the culture in which live. We live in an age of bite sized messages, shorts and 1 day deliveries. People don't have the patience or the emotional maturity to listen to something like this. They want something that gets them stirred up and motivated to pursue work or their own physical development. We are a culture obsessed with what is convenient, fun and funny. So you can see that this "serious" music doesn't seem to fit in. Sadly so. In addition to that, we have become so obsessed with fulfilling our "dreams", we have hardly any time left to reflect and meditate on what really matters in life. It saddens me to see how our culture has become so shallow.
@@MusicalMetamorphosis- Yeah im starting to loose faith in humainity as well lol. Narcissists are everywhere in social media, they just want that one person, u know what I mean. That's life
@@suawdthedude8583 Keep your head up my man. There are still people in this world, whose life is not like that! Yours is not. Mine is not. Keep your head up brother.
Wonderful interpretation of a hidden gem, although not amongst the most forgotten..... intimate and passionate touch that is exactly what this piece conveys....and all but easy also technically speaking
How have I managed to miss this fantastic piece!
It's easily done as Liszt writes so many 100's of fantastic pieces, a few great ones are always bound to slip under the radar!
Ok I just randomly clicked on this video out of the hundreds on your channel and boy was I lucky
Every video on this channel is a gem
Toutes ces petites pièces de salon sont autant de diamants que Liszt offre à son auditoire comme pour le remercier de l’avoir écouté !
Grazie per l’interessante storia di questo brano,Liszt è unico!
This must be live from the Sydney competition, the best available performance of the piece. The melodies voiced perfectly, taken at a comfortable tempo-eliciting tragedy that accompanies the chant.
Finally learned it
1:01 That part is so heart breaking.
Digital watch at 4:06
Lol
Am currently impatiently awaiting the arrival of Gugnin's recent CD of Liszt's 'Transcendental' Etudes! :) Update: Which is superb! :)
awesome
Faribolo Pastour (en patois) c'est frivole bergère (en francais)! Frivolous Shepherd Girl.
this is so underrated
What a modulation at 4:10
I love when composers use the minor plagal cadence 0:29
Как всегда - замечательно!
🥺🥺🥺
This is so sad 😭
One of my favourite pieces. The coughing and sneezing is so frustrating...
I've read that Liszt "composed and dedicated a song" for Caroline, might you know what this is about? Is this the one?
@Joe Sabia f for liszt
Yes, I also love toybchannel
2:42
Reminds me of a Chopin song