Liebesträume?(German for ?Dreams of Love?) is a set of three solo Piano works by?Franz Liszt published in 1850. Two versions appeared simultaneously: for high Voice and Piano as well as as transcriptions for Piano two-hands.The three poems depict three different forms of love. Uhland's ?Hohe Liebe? is saintly or religious love: the 'martyr' renounces worldly love and'heaven has opened its gates'. The second song ?Seliger Tod? is often known by its first line and evokes erotic love. Freiligrath's poem for the famous third notturno is about unconditional mature love ('Love as long as youcan!' 'O lieb so lang du lieben kannst').This edition of the latter Liebestraume No. 3 is transcribed for Violin and Piano. The same melody is used throughout the entire popular piece each time varied especially near the middle of the work where the climax is reached.This favourite Piano classic should be a staple in any pianists repertoire and is a great new addition to the Violin programme as well!

Par LISZT FRANZ. In summer 1881 Franz Liszt composed a work that he called “ Valse Oubliée ” (Forgotten waltz) in a letter to his publisher. The work is reminiscent of the appealing Piano waltzes that the composer usedto write when he was younger – although there is a certain distance to the usual waltz style. Liszt by no means renounces virtuosity and elegance, but rather infuses these characteristics with nostalgia and irony byembedding typical melodic and rhythmic elements of salon waltzes in innovative, harmonically alienating progressions. In the years that followed he wrote three further “ Valses Oubliées ”, yet number 1, published here in a single edition, has remained the best-loved of these “Forgotten waltzes” by far./ Répertoire / Piano

Composed in 1823 but not performed during his lifetime, Franz Schubert's Fierabras is a 'number opera? with spoken dialogue in the manner of opéra comique. It is based on the medieval legends associated with Charlemagne, including that of Eginhard and Emma, and draws on the old French heroic epic (chanson de geste).Emma, the daughter of Charlemagne secretly loves the knight Eginhard who is not befitting of her rank. The heathen Moorish prince Fierabras who, after being defeated by Charlemagne, falls into French captivity and converts to Christianity, is also in love with Emma. His sister Florinda on the other hand loves the Franconian knight Roland who is being held prisoner by the Moors and whom she helps to escape. After several military conflicts where Charlemagne's army finally conquers the Moors, the lovers reunite. Only Fierabras who is reprieved, renounces his love and accepts the liaison between Emma and Eginhard.- Urtext edition based on the 'New Schubert Edition?- Detailed foreword (Ger/Eng) by Christine Martin, including information on the work's genesis, reception and performance history - Uncluttered idiomatic piano reduction / Piano