Liebestraum No. 3 (theme, easy version)

Franz Liszt · Level 3 (Late beginner) · Romantic · Piano

The famous theme of the third Liebestraum (1850), originally a song to a poem by Freiligrath, “Love as long as you can love”. Here is a simplified version, transposed to F major: the theme sung over an arpeggiated accompaniment. A piece by Franz Liszt, the greatest virtuoso of the Romantic piano. F major, 6/8, 36 bars (about 2 minutes), complete score.

▶ Play this piece with the interactive score

How to practise it

• Listen first: the site plays it while the score scrolls.
• Wait mode: the score waits for you at every note, at your own pace.
• Tempo challenge: play in time, with a score and a map of the bars you got right.
• The theme should sing, smoothly legato, above even, soft arpeggios; change the pedal with each harmony. In 6/8, count the beats as groups of three eighths (dotted beats) to keep the lilt. Start hands separately in Wait mode, then put hands together at a slow tempo before speeding up gradually.

More pieces by Franz Liszt

• Consolation No. 4 in D-flat major
• Consolation No. 1 in E major
• Consolation No. 3 in D-flat major

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