Henselt Poème d Amour Op. 3 ( Budiardjo)

During Henselt s lifetime, his Poème d Amour ( Andante et Allegro concertante) was among the most famous piano pieces, captivating 19th century audiences wherever it was played. You can tour with this alone, was Hummel s verdict when Henselt first played this work to his former teacher. Allegedly, it once even brought a murdererinhiding to confess his crimes upon incidentally hearing it at a Henselt recital. The muse and dedicatee of this piece is Henselt s wife, the erstwhile spouse of a court physician. After she divorced her former husband, she went on to marry Henselt in 1837. This piece is a great example of Henselt s style: wide intervalls the tenths at 00:10), forceful climaxes, and a clear partition in noble, simple melodies in the foreground (less irregular and chromatic than Chopin) and accompaniment in the background.