Liszt Sonetto 123 del Petrarca Arrau Rec 1969

Published: 19 August 2012
on channel: Beckmesser2

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Petrarch Sonnet 123
On earth reveal'd the beauties of the skies,
Angelic features, it was mine to hail;
Features, which wake my mingled joy and wail,
While all besides like dreams or shadows flies.
And fill'd with tears I saw those two bright eyes,
Which oft have turn'd the sun with envy pale;
And from those lips I heard—oh! such a tale,
As might awake brute Nature's sympathies!
Wit, pity, excellence, and grief, and love
With blended plaint so sweet a concert made,
As ne'er was given to mortal ear to prove:
And heaven itself such mute attention paid,
That not a breath disturb'd the listening grove—
Even æther's wildest gales the tuneful charm obey'd
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Here,the melodic line is stretched so far that it loses its character. Some may consider this to be "profound" and "revelatory' playing. To me, it sounds turgid and mannered.

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