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3 Sonetti di Petrarca, S. 158 : Liszt: 3 Sonetti di Petrarca, S. 158: No. 3, Sonetto CXXIII – I' vidi in terra by Daniel Barenboim album cover

3 Sonetti di Petrarca, S. 158 : Liszt: 3 Sonetti di Petrarca, S. 158: No. 3, Sonetto CXXIII – I' vidi in terra

by Daniel Barenboim

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About "3 Sonetti di Petrarca, S. 158 : Liszt: 3 Sonetti di Petrarca, S. 158: No. 3, Sonetto CXXIII – I' vidi in terra" by Daniel Barenboim

I' vidi in terra closes the Petrarch set with radiant clarity, Barenboim's touch like sunlight through stained glass. The melody ascends in serene arcs, yet the harmony harbors bittersweet shadows. Liszt captures the poet's vision of earthly paradise, but the piano's fading final notes suggest that such beauty exists only to be lost.