Franz Liszt

Liebesträume (Drei Notturnos), S. 541

c. 1843–1850 · LW A103 · R. 211

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Total duration: 15'

1. Hohe Liebe
2. Seliger Tod
3. O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst!

These are arrangements of songs for voice and piano by Liszt.

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1. Hohe Liebe

This is an arrangement of the song of the same name (S. 307i+307ii; LW N18/1; R. 587).

Duration: 6'

Difficulty: 3.5

Liebesträume (Drei Notturnos), S. 541; 1. Hohe Liebe

2. Seliger Tod

Liszt’s song for voice and piano Gestorben war ich (S. 308; LW N18/2; R. 588) exists in many versions for solo piano. It is most familiar as the second piece, Seliger Tod, of the Liebesträume (S. 541; LW A103; R. 211), which has a related, simpler version (S. 540a; R. 211). Liszt also prepared an incomplete version as Alternative (no. 7) from the Préludes et Harmonies poétiques et religieuses (S. 171d). Many years later, he prepared a further version as the first of the Fünf Klavierstücke (S. 192; LW A233; R. 60).

Duration: 4' 30"

Difficulty: 3

Liebesträume (Drei Notturnos), S. 541; 2. Seliger Tod

3. O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst!

This is an arrangement of the song of the same name (S. 298i+298ii; LW N18/3; R. 589). Liszt also left a draft of an arrangement of the middle section (S. 540b; R. 211) that, compared to his final arrangement, is closer to the original song.

Duration: 4' 30"

Difficulty: 3.5

Liebesträume (Drei Notturnos), S. 541; 3. O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst!