Liebestraum No. 3 in A♭ major

F. LisztS. 541 No. 3

Key

Ab

Time

6/4

Tempo

♩=64

AO focus

AO2

Form

Notturno — Liszt's piano transcription of his own song 'O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst'. ABA form, the central B section moves through remote keys (E major, then C major) before returning. Famous central cadenza.

Teaching points

• Melody in the middle voice — RH plays both the melody and the accompaniment broken chords. Crossing over technique
• Cadenza in the middle — semi-improvisatory virtuoso passage between the B section and the return of A. Don't rush
• AO2: a Grade 7-8 audition piece. Sounds harder than it is once the voicing technique clicks