What level of piano is Liebestraum?

Liszt’s Third Liebestraum is no easy task – it’s about a 6.5 on the Henle Scale, or grade 8 piano. It is roughly the same level as Beethoven’s Piano Sonata op.

Is there any recording of Liszt?

Liszt died in 1886. And they, too, are dead, and we have no recording of Liszt playing. Not a single note. Efforts at sound recording date to a little before 1860 and culminated in Edison’s invention of the phonograph in 1877.

What does Liebestraum mean in English?

Liebestraum means “love dream”, or “dream of love” in German. Liebesträume for piano by Franz Liszt. Liebestraum (film), 1991 movie by Mike Figgis.

Is Liszt Liebestraum difficulty?

Who composed Liebestraum?

Franz Liszt
Liebesträume/Composers
Liebesträume (German for Dreams of Love) is a set of three solo piano works (S. 541/R. 211) by Franz Liszt, published in 1850.

How long does it take to learn Liebestraum?

I think it takes about 3 months give or take to learn a piece like Liebestraum no. 2. I had worked on this piece for two months before bringing it to the Crescendo International Piano Competition (first place) and the American Prodigee International Piano Competition (honorable mention).

What level is Fur Elise?

Cheat sheet

Is Clair de Lune advanced?

Clair de lune is the 3rd movement of four movements from Suite bergamasque. Currently, we have 4 levels of arrangements for Clair de lune; Level 2 (very easy), Level 3 (easy), Level 4 (intermediate), and Level 5 (advanced).

What type of music did Liszt write?

During his time in Weimar, Liszt composed and published his piano nocturnes, Liebestraum (Dreams of Love). This set of three piano works portray Liszt’s romantic writing, as well as programme music. The set was published in 1850 and are a key example of programme music due to their reference to various poems about love and death.

Is Liebestraume based on a poem?

So each one of the three Liebestraume is based on a poem – the first two by Ludwig Uhland, and the last one by Ferdinand Freilgrath. Liszt referred to each of these pieces as “Notturnos”, or “Nocturnes”.

Who was Franz Liszt?

Franz Liszt was born in 1811 in Hungary, into an already well-established musical family. His father, Adam Liszt, had been in service for Prince Nikolaus II Esterházy. This meant he was in direct contact with prolific composers such as Haydn, Beethoven and Hummel.

Why did Liszt write Hohe Liebe First?

This first poem, Hohe Liebe, is all about casting away earthly pleasures for a greater spiritual love. This is reflective of Liszt being a very religious person, especially in his later years. I assume this is why he placed it first of the three – because to him, spiritual love was above physical and romantic love.