Liebestraume is a piano piece written by Franz Liszt. He published this piece in 1850. This piano piece is actually 3 separate piano songs that are referred to as Liebestraume No.3. Liszt was inspired to write these 3 songs from poems written by Ludwig Uhland and Ferdinand Freiligrath.
The poems were about three forms of love. The first type of love for the first song is exalted love or saintly love. The second type of love that goes along with the second song is about erotic love. The last song is about unconditional love, which comes from the third poem. The 3 songs are divided by a fast cadenza and the same melody is played at various speeds throughout. In 1850, 2 different versions were published. One version is for a high voice and piano. The second version was created for transcriptions for piano two-hands. Liszt Liebestraume No.3 is a common piece that most concert pianists have studied and played.
The poems were about three forms of love. The first type of love for the first song is exalted love or saintly love. The second type of love that goes along with the second song is about erotic love. The last song is about unconditional love, which comes from the third poem. The 3 songs are divided by a fast cadenza and the same melody is played at various speeds throughout. In 1850, 2 different versions were published. One version is for a high voice and piano. The second version was created for transcriptions for piano two-hands. Liszt Liebestraume No.3 is a common piece that most concert pianists have studied and played.