Though Beethoven and Chopin may have used the chord before, the interesting thing about this example is that Liszt uses it in a way almost identical to Wagner, according to Walker. The song was 'Ich mochte hingehn' and was composed 10 years before Wagner started to work on Tristan and Isolde. Classical music Wikipedia:WikiProject Classical music Template:WikiProject Classical music Classical music articlesĪlan Walker in his Liszt biography says that Wagner may have heard the Tristan chord in one of Liszt's songs. To participate, you can edit this article or visit the project page for more details.

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