Composer

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Franz Liszt

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Keyboard

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Keyboard

Compose Date

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1838 - 1839

Publication Date

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1839

Average_duration

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6:24

Franz Liszt's "In der Ferne (after Schubert D. 957/6), S. 560/6" is a piano transcription of Franz Schubert's song "In der Ferne" from his song cycle "Schwanengesang." Liszt composed this transcription in 1860, and it was premiered in the same year. The piece is part of Liszt's "Schubert Song Transcriptions," a collection of twelve transcriptions of Schubert's songs for solo piano. Liszt's transcriptions were not mere arrangements but rather reimaginings of Schubert's songs, transforming them into virtuosic piano pieces that showcase Liszt's technical prowess and musical imagination. "In der Ferne (after Schubert D. 957/6), S. 560/6" is a single-movement piece that captures the melancholic mood of Schubert's original song. The piece begins with a haunting melody in the left hand, accompanied by a simple arpeggio in the right hand. The melody is then repeated in the right hand, while the left hand plays a descending chromatic line, creating a sense of longing and sadness. The middle section of the piece is more agitated, with rapid arpeggios and virtuosic runs in both hands. This section represents the turmoil and restlessness of the protagonist in Schubert's song, who is wandering in a foreign land, far from home. The final section of the piece returns to the melancholic mood of the opening, with the haunting melody returning in the left hand, accompanied by a simple chord progression in the right hand. The piece ends with a soft, unresolved chord, leaving the listener with a sense of longing and sadness. Overall, "In der Ferne (after Schubert D. 957/6), S. 560/6" is a beautiful and haunting piano transcription that captures the essence of Schubert's original song while showcasing Liszt's virtuosic piano writing.

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