Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Artist: Alexandre Dossin
Composer: Franz Liszt
Editor: Alexandre Dossin
Liszt made significant contributions to piano literature. Consolations and Liebesträume were first published in 1850 and have become Liszt's most approach
By Franz Liszt
The New Liszt Edition in Series I and Series II published the final versions of all Liszt piano solo works, original and arrangements. The Supplement Series presents earlier and alternate editions of Liszt piano solo works, and Volume 10 co
Composer: Franz LisztEditor: Ernst-Günter Heinemann
Liszt's Funérailles is a broadly conceived, virtuoso funeral march that has found a permanent place in the repertoire of all great pianists while remaining within the reach of talented amateurs. This s
Composer: Franz LisztEditor: Ernst-Günter Heinemann
UPC: 884088177591
Publisher Code: HN639
Song List:
Liszt: Andante lagrimoso
Liszt: Appendix: Pensše des morts (first version)
Liszt: Ave Maria
Liszt: Bšnšdiction de Dieu dans la solitude
Liszt: Cantiqu
By: Franz Liszt
Unrivaled as a virtuoso pianist in his own day — and perhaps still — Franz Liszt was a composer of daring originality. He introduced new conceptions of harmony and melody and made radical innovations in piano technique. In a long and proli
This work, in which Liszt draws on five different folk themes, is surely one of his most ingenious Hungarian Rhapsodies. It offers a unique mix of melancholy, glittering keyboard acrobatics and stormy, rousin
The Rákóczi march is often referred to as the “Hungarian Marseillaise”. The beginnings of this march song go back to around 1730. In the text, the Hungarians summon Franz II Rákóczi to free his people from th
We have begun with numbers 2 and 6: in the coming years we will be producing editions of all of Franz Liszt's “Hungarian Rhapsodies,” brilliant pianistic excesses and a favourite with all virtuosos. Hungarian
The Fifth Hungarian Rhapsody, published in 1853, emerged from several earlier versions. The double character indicated in the sobriquet “Héroïde élégiaque” is based on the two contrary themes: a “heroic” theme
We have begun with numbers 2 and 6: in the coming years we will be producing editions of all of Franz Liszt's “Hungarian Rhapsodies,” brilliant pianistic excesses and a favourite with all virtuosos. Hungarian
Liszt's ninth Rhapsody is the “Carnival at Pest,” one of the few Hungarian Rhapsodies to which he gave a name. Once again Liszt turns to Hungarian folk melodies and fuses them with improvisatory elements. The
By Franz Liszt
First versions of Hungarian Rhapsodies Nos. 12-21, along with two shorter Liszt pieces with a Hungarian connection, make up the 8th volume of the Supplement to the New Liszt Edition. All works in the volume appear here for the first time in
By Franz Liszt
This virtuosic piece, commonly known as one of the most difficult in piano repertoire, was written by Franz Liszt in 1838. It is based on the last movement of Paganini's second violin concerto. Liszt was a great fan of Paganini and after h
Liszt was a frequent guest of the acting cardinal at the Villa d'Este in Italy. His “Jeux d'eaux” describe the glittering fountains at the cardinal's villa and include a quotation from the Bible, giving the w
Composer: Franz LisztEditor: Ernst-Günter Heinemann
These Drei Notturnos appeared in 1850 in two different versions: the first for high voice and piano and the second for piano solo. In the latter version the music is preceded by the song texts (no. I H
Composers: Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt
In his virtuosic piano arrangement of Schumann's “Widmung” (“Du meine Seele, du mein Herz”), Franz Liszt transformed this intimate song into a dramtic declaration that reaches its powerful climax at the phrase “Mei
Composer: Franz LisztEditors: Norbert Gertsch, Veronika Giglberger
Liszt's Mephisto Waltz is considered by many to be the quintessential bravura piece. Appendix includes a version of the piece that was abridged and simplified by Liszt, available in prin
