List of Liszt’s travel years

Liszt’s "Travel Years" piano collection, ***3 episodes, the first episode is "Switzerland"; the second episode fills in the gap "Venice and Naples", all describing the scenery; the third episode The second episode "Italy" shows the feelings produced by Italian artistic works; the third episode is about free choice of themes. The first episode, "Switzerland" (Premiere Annen; Swisse), describes the mountain scenery against the background of a happy and peaceful life in the Alps while living in Geneva with Marie d'Agoult. This set of sketches was created around 1835- In 1836, 9 songs were played: 1. Chapelle de Guillaume Tell. William Tell was a legendary hero of the Swiss independence movement in the 14th century and a well-known figure in Schiller's plays. This is Liszt's experience of visiting William Tell's Chapel, and the second half is a lively Allegro. 2. An lac de Wallenstadt, like a calm lake, expresses a monotonous rhythm like the waves of the lake, repeating the calm melody several times. 3. Pastorale, a two-part form, simple and unpretentious. 4. An bord d'une Source (An bord d'une Source), a free variation decorated on the Allegro theme. 5. Orage, taken from the artistic conception of the violent storm in Switzerland in the third episode of Byron's masterpiece "Child Harold's Pilgrimage". 6. Valee d'Obermann. "Valee d'Obermann" is an epistolary work created by Etienne Pivert de Senancour (1770-1846), which records the atheist and ascetic author's life in the 1920s. The inner world, together with Goethe's "Werther", sparked the suicide trend in Europe in the first half of the 19th century. This ditty describes Obermann's heart "What do I hope for? Who am I? What can I find in nature?" 7. Eglogue (Eglogue), the emotion from the "Cow Song" in the Swiss mountains. 8. Homesickness (Le mai du Pays) expresses Obermann's nostalgia for the pastoral life in Paris. He once said to his friends: "The only place where I can die without regrets is in the Alps." 9. "Geneva" "Les Cloches de Geneve" (Les Cloches de Geneve), on December 18, 1935, Mary gave birth to a daughter for Liszt. Liszt became a father for the first time. Amidst the ringing of prayer bells rippling on the calm lake, he clothed his daughter. Prayers for Randy’s happiness. The second set, Italy (Denxieme Annee: Italie), was composed in 1838-1839, and there are three supplementary songs "Venice and Naples", composed in 1869. In 1837, Liszt took Mary and his eldest daughter Brandi to Italy. After staying in Milan for a while, he spent the New Year in Berracchio on Lake Como, where Mary gave birth to Cosima. Then he returned to Vienna via Venice, Rome, and Naples. This episode describes his impression of the works created by the great masters of the Renaissance that were "full of perfection and artistry and very unified" that he came into contact with in Italy. "Italy" ***7 tracks: 1. Wedding (Sposalizio), describing the impression of Raphael's famous mural "The Wedding" in the Papal Hall in Rome. 2. The Pensieroso (Il Pensieroso), the impression of the two meditating figures "Dawn" and "Dusk" carved by Michelangelo on the tombstones of the Medici family. 3. Canzometta del Salvator Rosa, Rosa (1615-1667), a famous Italian painter and poet in the 17th century, composed a ditty when Rosa was on the run, which expresses "I often change my residence. But my hope has not changed, I have always remained the same." 4-6, impressions of the sonnets of Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374). Select three poems from Petrarch's masterpiece Canzoniere and perform them on the piano. No. 4.47, the original meaning of Petrarch's poem is: "You who still love me until my death, when your name bursts from my mouth, on your name that is everything to me. , please give me your favor. Your name will never fade away, and my thoughts will last forever." No. 5.104, the original meaning of the poem is: "Even if my calm mood is disturbed and I hate myself extremely, I still ask for help. The only one who can save me, my love, is you." No. 6.123, the original meaning of the poem is: "When I see her like an angel, I feel that life is like a dream in my silence. What whispers is only the breeze that carries gentle rumors.” 7. Apres une lecture du Dante, Sonata, the title is taken from Victor Hugo’s 1836 poem Les Voix interieures. , the content is of course Liszt's own impression of reading Dante's "Inferno", the first part of "The Divine Comedy", expressing the hell scene described by Dante as "sadness, pride, lust, hatred and hunger".

The supplement to the second episode is "Venezia a Napoli" (Venezia a Napoli), composed in 1869, with 3 songs: 1. Gondoliera (Gondoliera), based on Peruchini's short song "Little Blonde on the Boat" melody. 2. "Ganzone" is based on the melody of the ditty "Ganzone" sung while rowing in Rossini's opera "Otello". 3. Tarantella, the beautiful melody in the middle is the melody of Guillame Louis Cottrau (1797-1847). &s!@29DXR

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The third episode (Trosieme Annee) is untitled, composed around 1877, and contains 7 songs: 1. Gratitude (Angelus), for Daniel, the daughter of Cosima and Buluo. 2-3. Auxcypres de la Villa d'Este 4. The play of water in Villa d'Este. (Les jeux d'eaux Villa d'Este). These three works are the product of Liszt and Caroline becoming monks in order to serve as teachers under the Pope and settling in Este. 5. Elegy (Sunt lacnymae). Verum), this song was composed in 1872 and dedicated to Buluo. 6. Sursum Corda, composed in 1867.