Unstern! – Sinistre – Disastro, S.208 - Franz Liszt

Franz Liszt: Unstern! – Sinistre – Disastro, S.208. Unstern! (‘Unlucky’, or ‘Evil Star’) contains some brutally unfriendly harmony, with its open tritones, whole-tone harmony, augmented triads over a pedal and violent dissonance before the organ-like closing section brings a measure of peace, if no final balm. Small wonder that Liszt spoke of his musical language not being understood in his lifetime! (notes by Leslie Howard) Our Discord Server:   / discord