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Liszt, Franz : Consolations S.172 R.12

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Music ID : 558
Composition Year：1844　
Publication Year：1850
Instrumentation：Piano Solo　
Genre：pieces
Total Playing Time：16 min 00 sec
Copyright：Public Domain
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Author : Wada, Mayuko

Last Updated: July 1, 2007
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

After parting ways with Countess Marie d'Agoult, Liszt embarked on a concert tour in Russia, where he met and fell in love with Princess Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein. Although their relationship was not widely accepted, Carolyne and Liszt began to cohabit in Altenburg. At her urging that he should now devote himself to composition, Liszt began to dedicate ample time to it, and over the subsequent twelve years, he produced many works that are considered major today.

The title of this piece, Consolations, is French for "comfort" or "solace," and it is likely borrowed from Sainte-Beuve's poetry collection of the same name.

Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Weimar, sister of the Russian Emperor who showed understanding towards Liszt and Carolyne's relationship, was the dedicatee of this work, to whom Liszt presented it as a token of his gratitude.

This work, while technically less demanding and simpler among Liszt's compositions, is rich in lyricism and full of charming appeal. It is one of the collections of character pieces widely beloved in the 19th century, and it is evident that Liszt drew inspiration from Chopin's Nocturnes.

Consolations

  • No. 1 in E major
  • No. 2 in E major
  • No. 3 in D-flat major
  • One of Liszt's particularly popular works.
  • No. 4 in D-flat major
  • Utilizes a theme composed by the Grand Duchess.
  • No. 5 in E major
  • No. 6 in C-sharp minor
  • A concluding paraphrase based on the Grand Duchess's theme.
Writer: Wada, Mayuko

Movements (6)

Andante con moto S.172/1

Key: E-Dur  Total Performance Time: 1 min 30 sec 

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Un poco più mosso S.172/2

Key: E-Dur  Total Performance Time: 3 min 30 sec 

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Lento placido S.172/3

Key: Des-Dur  Total Performance Time: 3 min 30 sec 

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Quasi adagio S.172/4

Key: Des-Dur  Total Performance Time: 3 min 00 sec 

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Andantino S.172/5

Key: E-Dur  Total Performance Time: 2 min 00 sec 

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Allegretto sempre cantabile S.172/6

Key: cis-moll  Total Performance Time: 2 min 30 sec 

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