In Uhland’s “Seliger Tod”, love’s bliss leads to awakening in a beloved’s embrace. Liszt carries that intensity into the singing line of his second Liebestraum . i Work Information Composer: Franz Liszt (1811–1886) Work: Liebesträume — Notturno No. 2 in E major, S.541/2, “Seliger Tod” Date of composition: Piano version c.1850, based on the song “Gestorben war ich”, S.308, composed in 1845–1846 First performance: Not established by the sources consulted Genre: Nocturne for piano; the composer’s transcription of his own song Period: Romantic Structure: A continuous composition comprising a short introduction, a presentation and successive reworkings of the song material, a climax and a concluding section Duration: Approximately 3½–4½ minutes, depending on the performance Instrumentation: Solo piano First publication: 1850, Leipzig, Friedrich Kistner Poetic source: Ludwig Uhland, “Seliger Tod” Franz Liszt’s Liebestraum No. 2 in E major, S.541/2, is the central noctu...