Franz Liszt - Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S. 173 No. 3: Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude (1847)
The close relationship between music and literature was a hallmark of the 19th century. A striking example is Liszt’s Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude, No. 3 of the piano cycle Harmonies poétiques et religieuses composed between 1847 and 1852. This cycle, which contains 10 pieces, bears the exact Alphonse de Lamartine literary title. Among these 10 works, four of them use titles directly from Lamartine, including Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude, the most expansive of the cycle… [377 more words]
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