Consolation No. 3

In Consolation No. 3, Liszt mourns the passing of his friend Chopin. Unanticipated in its movement and harmonic direction the piece gives one the feeling of floating on an ethereal cloud of unforeseen events, something that is happening rather than something being planned and controlled. Here the pianist is a vessel, a medium of purpose witnessing and experiencing the emotional compulsions of the composer.