Thank you very much for this. My wife will be performing it (amongst other Liszt and Schubert pieces) at a recital here in Suffolk (England) this afternoon. As I had been struggling to discover more detail on the piece, up popped your excellent contribution. I am eternally grateful.
I first heard this piece at a Radio recital about 25 years ago (I am now92 fighting the return of cancer) I was moved by it so profoundly that it brings tears to my eves when though it is just a recording. The section illustrating the lover's anguish of unrequited love is a supreme illustration of Liszt's Genius. David K
Brian, I'd recommend playing the 10ths in the left hand with a very fast rolled chord motion, more like a grace note than a real rolled chord. Here's another hint: when you play the broken chord, don't change your hand position. Move the whole hand as a unit. Don't let the thumb stretch out in order to hit the top note (that way, you won't get tight).
