Romance S.169

Romance S.169, the theme of which is based on the song "O pourquoi donc" ("Why, oh Why"), is a piece of music written in 1848 by the Hungarian composer Franz Liszt during a visit to Moscow. It bears some resemblance to Chopin's Nocturne in E minor,[1] as both pieces commence with broken E-minor chords.

The piece would eventually be a predecessor for the Romance Oubliée S.527 ("Forgotten Romance"), which was published more than 30 years after Romance S.169 was written.[2] Friedrich Schnapp described the Romance S.169 as a "piece of music written in his youthful years", whereas the Romance Oubliée can be seen as a slightly impressionistic old man's reminiscence.[3]

References
  1. Banowetz, Joseph (2006). 21 selected piano works. Alfred Music. p. 13. ISBN 0739043455.
  2. Searle, Humphrey (2012). The Music of Liszt. Dover Publications. p. 144. ISBN 0486487938.
  3. Schnapp, Friedrich (1953). "Liszt: A Forgotten Romance". Music & Letters. 34 (3): 232–235. JSTOR 730330.
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