for mch pf as S.15a/1, for ch pf as S.15a/2 No.7 arr. for pf as S.501, for pf4h as S.581, for vn pf as S.381, for vn org/harm as S.678 No.5 arr. Ungarische Krönungsmesse (Hungarian Coronation Mass) Missa quattuor vocum ad aequales (Szekszárd Mass)Ģnd version of S.8/1 themes used in S.264Įxtract ('Poco adagio') arr. for pf4h as S.580 for pf as S.500 for org (+ ch) as S.666 for v org as S.767 Ĭantantibus organis (Antiphona in festo Santa Caeciliae) for pf as S.498c, for org as S.665Ģnd version of S.5/1 arr. for pf as S.499, for org as S.760 Prelude arr. for org as S.664ġst version of S.4/2 Alleluja arr. for pf as S.498b, for pf4h as S.579 No.8 arr. for pf as S.498a, S.693a for pf4h as S.578 introduction arr. Opera in 1 act libretto by Théaulon and de Rancé, after a story by Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian first perf. Notes - Liszt's works often exist in multiple versions and he arranged many works by other composers, which are cross-referenced respectively mentioned here.Genre - works are grouped in the following broad categories: Stage, Choral (for many voices), Vocal (for individual voices), Orchestral, Chamber and Piano.Date - the year(s) of composition or arrangement, where known.Forces - the instrumentation used (see Abbreviations for Instruments).Title - normally following the New Liszt Edition and Library of Congress, as well as other authoritative sources.Eckhardt referenced in Grove Music Online (2010) A number sign (#) signifies that a number is no longer in use. numbering as given in Humphrey Searle, The Music of Liszt, 1966 (with additions by Sharon Winklhofer and Leslie Howard). The third and final version of the Transcendental Études was published in 1852 and dedicated to pianist and composer Carl Czerny, Liszt’s piano teacher, who was also a prolific composer of études.The table below gives the following information for works by Franz Liszt (where applicable): They cover a wide range of moods and require mastery of a variety of virtuosic techniques. The Transcendental Études are a set of twelve highly varied and technically demanding compositions that pushed contemporary pianos (and pianists!) to the limit. Listen to the Best of Liszt on Apple Musicand Spotify. Scroll down to discover our selection of the best Liszt works featuring ten masterpieces by the great composer. The Piano Sonata In B Minor (1853) is generally acknowledged to be Liszt’s masterpiece and is a model of his technique of thematic transformation, which is also prominent in the symphonic poems. His piano works, including the Études, the Hungarian Rhapsodies, and the Mephisto Waltzes, are brilliant showpieces requiring both technical skill and expressivity. He also composed and performed orchestral music, including symphonic poems. Liszt made superb piano transcriptions of symphonies, operas, and large orchestral works of other composers, including Beethoven, Berlioz, Mozart, and Wagner. The most decisive influence, however, came from the virtuoso violinist Nicolò Paganini who inspired him to become the greatest pianist of his day and to push piano technique through previously unimagined difficulties to attain new brilliance and sonorities. Liszt was a friend of many important composers of his time, including Frédéric Chopin, Hector Berlioz, Camille Saint-Saëns, and Richard Wagner. He is best known for his virtuoso piano compositions which are amongst the most technically challenging in the repertoire. Franz Liszt was a Hungarian virtuoso pianist and one of the most important composers of the Romantic era.
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